Enduring Outrage:

Editorial Cartoons by HERBLOCK

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In this cartoon, Block portrayed the "Grim Reaper" pounding a deadly beat as toxic waste containers spill noxious contents into an ominously streaked river of pollution. His cartoon reflected mounting public concern in 1979 over safe storage of such drums in the wake of news coverage about lawsuits involving illegal dumping of wastes, and instances of health and environmental problems surfacing in the proximity of hazardous waste sites in New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, and elsewhere. The reported problems included higher rates of cancer deaths and seepage of life threatening chemical waste into rivers, water supplies, and homes.
In this cartoon, Block portrayed the "Grim Reaper" pounding a deadly beat as toxic waste containers spill noxious contents into an ominously streaked river of pollution. His cartoon reflected mounting public concern in 1979 over safe storage of such drums in the wake of news coverage about lawsuits involving illegal dumping of wastes, and instances of health and environmental problems surfacing in the proximity of hazardous waste sites in New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, and elsewhere. The reported problems included higher rates of cancer deaths and seepage of life threatening chemical waste into rivers, water supplies, and homes.