water pollution

Giant Mine opens near Yellowknife – 1948

In 1948 the Giant Mine became a major producer of gold and eventually arsenic trioxide, presenting major pollution problems for local First Nations and a long term legacy issue as 237,000 tons of arsenic remains buried in underground chambers.

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Polluted Water

This article discusses the shift in perception regarding polluted water. When did perceptions of polluted water change, when was it no longer considered a part of everyday life? And what caused the tide to turn?

Notes From the Greenhouse: Making the Case for Environmental History

About this issue

This volume of RCC Perspectives contains an English and a German version of a speech made by RCC Director Christof Mauch in 2009. In his speech, Mauch outlines the purpose of the Rachel Carson Center and argues for the importance of studying environmental history.

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