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Valuing Clean Air: The EPA and the Economics of Environmental Protection by Charles Halvorson
The passage of the Clean Air Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970 marked a sweeping transformation in American politics. In a few short years, the environmental movement pushed Republican and Democratic elected officials to articulate a right to clean air as part of a bevy of new federal guarantees.
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ISBN: 9780197538845
Publication Date: 2021
Unleaded: How Changing Our Gasoline Changed Everything by Carrie Nielsen
By the 1970s, 99.8% of American children had significantly elevated levels of lead in their blood. Unleaded tells the story of how crusading scientists and activists convinced the U.S. government to ban lead additives in gasoline. It also reveals how, for nearly fifty years, scientific experts paid by the oil and mining industries abused their authority to convince the public that leaded gasoline was perfectly harmless.
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ISBN: 9781978821002
Publication Date: 2021
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The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste Into Wealth and Health by
Lina Zeldovich documents the massive redistribution of nutrients and sanitation inequities across the globe. She profiles the pioneers of poop upcycling, from startups in African villages to innovators in American cities that convert sewage into fertilizer, biogas, crude oil, and even life-saving medicine.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780226615578Publication Date: 2021
