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No Impact Man
Colin Beavan’s year-long attempt to live ‘off the grid’ in the heart of New York City brings the environment, and his relationships, to the forefront.
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Perspectives Article
Fresh Kills: The Making and Unmaking of a Wastescape
Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, New York, was the subject of a struggle over where to dispose of the waste of a city strapped for space. While the landfill was closed in 2001, the events of 9/11 and the need to clear the large amounts of rubble and human remains from the site of the Twin Towers attack turned Fresh Kills into hallowed ground, which posed new questions about the future of the site.
Perspectives Article
Domestic Storage Problems and Transitions: Coal in Nineteenth-Century America
Sean Patrick Adams explores coal storage and expansion in nineteenth-century America.
Arcadia
New York Harbor and the Vicious Circle of the Winter of 1917–1918
Severe winter weather in 1917–1918 paralyzed New York Harbor impacting logistical operations for the Allies in World War I.
Arcadia
Early Struggles to Maintain Captive Dolphins at the New York Public Aquarium
Methods for capturing and maintaining dolphins resulted not only in knowledge about captivity requirements but also in mass deaths and suffering.