Bibliograph

Sustaining Lake Superior, an extraordinary lake in a changing world, Nancy Langston

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Sustaining Lake Superior, an extraordinary lake in a changing world, Nancy Langston

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sustaining Lake Superior

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1005924202

Responsibility statement

Nancy Langston

Sub title

an extraordinary lake in a changing world

Summary

A compelling exploration of Lake Superior's conservation recovery and what it can teach us in the face of climate change

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ecological history of the Lake Superior Basin -- Industrializing the forests, 1870s to 1930s -- The postwar pollution boom -- Taconite and the fight over Reserve Mining Company -- Mining pollution debates,1950s through the 1970s -- Mining, toxics, and environmental justice for the Anishinaabe -- The mysteries of toxaphene and toxic fish -- The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements -- Climate change, contaminants, and the future of Lake Superior -- Notes -- Index

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