Climate Litigation in Brazil: The Case of Lagoa da Conceição
Arcadia, Spring 2026, no. 8
water pollution
“Recycling Cultures in India: Studying Electronic and Textile Waste”
Recyclable waste in India is dealt with in traditional ways and could serve as a model for sustainable waste management in the Global North.
Between Salt and Water: The Environmental Crisis at Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, India
Arcadia, Spring 2026, no. 1
“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.
“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