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An Environmental History of Tobacco Pests and Diseases in Southern Rhodesia, 1893–1940
A historical examination of the occurrence of pests and diseases in tobacco farming and the environmental impact in Southern Rhodesia.
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The St. Petersburg Cholera Riot of 1831: Water Pollution and Social Tension
The 1831 cholera riot in St. Petersburg was an extreme result of the city’s immense water pollution problem and led to social conflict between the educated classes and the poor people.
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Karabash: The City of Pollution
Karabash is one of the largest copper-smelting centers in Russia and open-pit copper extraction has been conducted there since 1837. In 1996, Karabash and its surrounding area were declared an ecological disaster zone. The city is still considered to be one of the most polluted places in the world.
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The Nuclear Disaster of Kyshtym 1957 and the Politics of the Cold War
In 1957 the third most severe nuclear accident in history happened in the Southern Urals, at the Soviet nuclear site “Mayak” near Kyshtym. For decades, almost no information about this incident reached the Western press—thanks to the CIA’s secrecy.
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City Sanitation Regulations in the Coventry Mayor’s Proclamation of 1421
On 25 January 1421, the newly elected mayor of Coventry, England issued a proclamation that gives us insights into medieval urban sanitation concerns and their regulation in the later medieval period.
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Taconite Mining in Silver Bay: A Tale of Extraction and Accumulation
The Reserve Mining Company discharged taconite tailings directly into Lake Superior for 25 years, creating a massive tailings delta and polluting the waters of the lake. When the EPA took Reserve to court in 1973, the town of Silver Bay was divided between a struggle for economic well-being and public health.
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“Hit them hard and hit them well.” Possums, Pollution, and the Past in Aotearoa/New Zealand
The killing of possums as “pests” is framed as a caring relationship towards Aotearoa/New Zealand’s natural environment.
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Half a Century of Public Participation to Stop Pollution in the Alviela River, from 1957 to Today
This article examines mobilization and resistance against pollution in the Alviela River in the Santarém municipality, Portugal, since the 1950s.
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Mobilization against Genetically Modified Organisms in Portugal
This article studies mobilization against GMOs in Portugal since the 1990s.
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Destroying to Destroy: Militancy and Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta
The article focuses on the role of militants in compounding the problem of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria.