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UN conference to map ways to clean up environment
The unveiling of an action plan for the first UN conference on the environment, held in Stockholm from June 5th through June 16th.
Up to our necks_suds_Harpers_11_1961
A 1961 article by Maya Pines about synthetic detergents and the problem of suds in ground and surface water in increasing amounts in the US.
Upstate Waste Site May Endanger Lives
An August 1978 article in the New York Times reporting on threats of toxic contamination in Love Canal, NY
US holdout at Stockholm
As the first UN Conference on the Human Environment draws to a close, the US is criticized for its ecological destruction in Vietnam and its opposition to financial measures intended to aid developing nations that have been financially affected by…
US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
RCRA gave the EPA power to control the generation, transport, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste and set a framework for the management of non-hazardous solid waste.
USDA Offers Conservation Funding to Organic Producers
In the midst of the sustainable agricultural movement that has been sweeping the US, the USDA announced that they would give money to farmers, certified organic or in the process of certification, to help initiate conservation practices on the…
Valdez-based seafood processors picket Exxon's Headquarters, protesting shortage of work
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…
Vast Oil Spill Killing Birds Along San Francisco Bay
Two oil tankers collided in San Francisco Bay, releasing over 1 million gallons of oil into the water. Hundreds of oil-coated birds were found and sent to stations to be cleaned.
Vegetarian Ecology
Keith Akers discusses vegetarianism from a nutritional, ethical, and ecological standpoint.