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Two covers of US national magazines from January and February 1970--both are special issues on the environment

An image of Madeleine Kunin

Article on senior Michael MacCracken's talk for the United States Global Change Research Program

Three articles from the NYT and WA Post regarding ongoing issues of Love Canal, toxic waste cleanup, and threats from budget cuts and delays at EPA.

"Young residents in Love Canal joined the protest"

In the late 1970's it was revealed that Hooker Chemical Company had been using Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY to bury 22,000 tons of toxic waste. The site was sold by Hooker for residential construction, but after a while, heavy rains released the…

A pamphlet from Ronald Leibowitz's inauguration ceremony, Sunday, October 10th, 2004

This source describes a series of panels where discussions were held about the environment

LBJ looks on at the polluted Cuyahoga River, as a fish asks for help.