Dead Zones and Toxic Algae Bloom in US Waters
Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 7
water pollution
Pollution, Local Activism, and the Politics of Development in the Canadian North
Sandlos and Keeling explore Indigenous resistance to arsenic pollution. Indigenous communities mobilized knowledge around environmental pollution and its health impacts. The authors show how this resistance to environmental racism is connected to other Indigenous struggles over industrial development and to issues such as land claims, sovereignty, and colonial dispossession.
The Fen River in Taiyuan, China: Ecology, Revitalization, and Urban Culture
Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 17
Versailles’ Drinking Water and the Last Service of the Marly Machine, 1859–1963
Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 14
A Milestone on the Road to Independence? Singapore’s Catastrophic 1954 Floods
Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 13
Oil & Water
This film follows two young men fighting to preserve the Ecuadorean Amazon. One is a member of the indigenous Cofan tribe, sent to the US for a Western education as a child; the other is an American college student.
Racing to Zero: In Pursuit of Zero Waste
This film follows the efforts of the city of San Francisco to reach zero waste.
Flow: For Love of Water
This film discusses many of the themes surrounding water issues, especially privatization.
Silent Snow. The Invisible Poisoning of the World
This film documents the effect of chemical and pesticide residuals on the Inuit community of Greenland, where they are carried by oceans and snow. It also examines the situations of those around the globe who must use these pesticides to survive.
Pollution on the New River between the United States and Mexico
New River (Spanish: Río Nuevo), which flows between Calexico, US, and Mexicali, Mexico, is known as the most polluted waterway in North America; the pollution is responsible for a number of health, environmental, and political problems.
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