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Development and Degradation in the Lakes of Lapsista and Ioannina from the 1950s to the Present
With the drying of its sister lake for purposes of agricultural development, Pamvotis is suffering accelerating degradation.
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The US Federal Government Responds | Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
This is Chapter 2 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.
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Onions and Tires in Sodom and Gomorrah
Agbogbloshie (Ghana) is an unnerving and fascinating example of human ingenuity, but at the same time an environmental and social tragedy.
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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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Chemical Rubble: Historicizing Toxic Waste in a Former Mining Town in Northern Chile
This article is an exploration of the chemical heritage of mining activities in northern Chile.
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Climate Litigation in Brazil: The Case of Lagoa da Conceição
In 2021, a disaster in Florianópolis prompted a lawsuit that might have far-reaching effects on environmental law.
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Ban the Burn: The Trans-Local Campaign against Ocean Incineration, 1983–1988
This article charts the rise and fall of ocean incineration and describes how coastal communities and transnational organizations challenged it.
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“A huge variety of possibilities”: Interview with Nobel Laureate Paul Crutzen on his life, his career in research, and his views on the Anthropocene idea | Welcome to the Anthropocene
This interview with Paul Crutzen is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Earth in Our Hands”—written and curated by historian Nina Möllers.
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Hazardous Profits | Toxic Relationships
Chapter 4 of the virtual exhibition Toxic Relationships: Uncovering the Worlds of Hazardous Waste.
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Memories from the Disaster in 2004 of the Ship Vicuña
The ship accident of Vicuña is considered one of the biggest disasters that occurred on the Brazilian coast of Paraná, Brazil.