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- Collection: Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, 1986-1990
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Fifty Metropolitan Areas with Greatest Number of Blacks Living in Communities with Uncontrolled Toxic Waste Sites
The "Toxic Wastes and Race" report that the United Church of Christ published in 1987 included a map illustrating the metropolitan areas where the greatest number of African- American residents lived near toxic waste sites. For instance, 99.8 percent…
Excerpt from transcript of radio transmissions recorded by the Vessel Traffic Center, Valdez, Alaska
In the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ship captain Joseph J. Hazelwood quickly became the subject of controversy when it was reported that he had not been at the wheel when the ship breached Bligh Reef. Then Hazelwood 's failure to pass a…
Excerpt from Dr. James Hansen's 1988 climate change testimony delivered to Congress
NASA scientist James Hansen's 1988 testimony to Congress carried grave warnings about the state of the planet in the future. Hansen cited numerous climate statistics and projections in his defense. Perhaps the most urgent indication of global warming…
Earth day celebrations promise to be a scream
An account of what the school's different organizations and clubs, such as the Mountain Club and EQ, are doing to make Earth Day popular on campus
Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union
A poster created to commemorate the United Farm Workers' long-standing "Wrath of Grapes" boycott. Formally initiated in 1986, the campaign strove to publicize the plight of migrant grape laborers who, along with their children, were victims of…
Bison crosses road during the Yellowstone Fires of 1988
A bison crosses a road to escape the smoke and flames of the infamous "Summer of Fire" in Yellowstone National Park, when 51 different fires ravaged the grasslands, understory, and forest canopy. Yet there were wildlife casualties as well: an…
Alaska's Big Spill: Can the Wilderness Heal?
The cover of the January 1990 issue of National Geographic magazine featured an oil-slicked bird - an image used repeatedly in popular media to appeal to the American public's empathy.To add to the emotional intensity of the Exxon Valdez disaster,…
A firestorm from the North Fork fire approaches the Old Faithful complex
A crown fire consumes the Yellowstone canopy in September 1988. Within the park, fires damaged around 739,880 acres - that is, 36% of the park's total land.
