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A graphic that depicts the location and cause of Yellowstone fires in 1988. The first fire began June 14, and a succession of conflagrations followed over the course of the summer. Overall, there were 9 human-caused blazes and 42 fires sparked by…

Cutting a stark contrast to the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, subtler threats figuratively - and perhaps literally - threatened the foundations of the American family. Radon, a colorless and odorless radioactive gas,…

In the 1980s, explorers and astronauts delved deeper into the natural world's final frontiers - on land and in space. The photographs and documentation that accompanied these ambitious expeditions illustrate two opposing ideas. On the one hand,…

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…

Images of oil-slicked wildlife elicited strong emotions during the Exxon Valdez disaster. In comparison, the people who bore the catastrophe's widespread economic costs received sparse coverage. Here, a man protests the lack of work brought about by…

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.

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…