“The Magic Mirror: Legends, Limnology, and Nuclear Power on Lake Stechlin”
The entwined history of legends, literature, limnology, and a Cold War nuclear power plant at Lake Stechlin in northeastern Germany.
water pollution
“Crude Encounters”
This artistic contribution explores sensory engagement with contamination caused by oil-waste pits in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
The Toxic Ship: The Voyage of the Khian Sea and the Global Waste Trade
Book excerpt from The Toxic Ship by Simone Müller.
Development and Degradation in the Lakes of Lapsista and Ioannina from the 1950s to the Present
Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 14
“The Slow Death of an Ethiopian Lake”
In this article, environmentalist Hayal Desta considers the impact of agrarian practices and climate change on Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.
Dispatches from the South China Sea Navigating to Common Ground
A book by James Borton on overfishing, illegal and unregulated fishing, coral reef destruction and reclamations, and, eventually, on ways of preserving our oceans.
Of Ghost Nets and the Haunting at Nissum Bredning
Arcadia, Spring 2022, no. 3
Interview with Rocio Gomez, author of Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Rocio Gomez is interviewed on her book, Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946.
“10 Years to Transform the Future of Humanity—Or Destabilize the Planet”
Johan Rockström works to understand Earth’s resilience, and shows how nine out of the 15 big biophysical systems that regulate the climate are at risk of reaching tipping points. 10 years after his first TED Talk, he presents a plan for putting the planet back on the path of sustainability over the next 10 years.
Ban the Burn: The Trans-Local Campaign against Ocean Incineration, 1983–1988
Arcadia, Spring 2021, no. 19