The Toxic Legacies Project
This project examines the history and legacy of arsenic contamination at Giant Mine, a large gold mine located on the Ingraham Trail just outside of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
This project examines the history and legacy of arsenic contamination at Giant Mine, a large gold mine located on the Ingraham Trail just outside of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
On July 16, 1979 the United Nuclear Corporation’s Church Rock uranium mill disposal pond ruptured through its dam and contaminated the Puerco River in New Mexico and parts of Navajo Country.
The Sundarbans, one of the largest remaining areas of mangroves in the world with an exceptional level of biodiversity, is inscripted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
During the Gulf War, Iraqi Military dumped oil from tankers and pipelines into the Persian Gulf to ward off United States military landings and operations.
The Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm signifies the first time that environmental issues were formally recognized on the global stage, and guidelines to address these problems were endorsed by 113 countries.
Corroded chemical drums from WR Grace and Company were discovered leaking trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene into the town’s water supply, causing childhood leukemia in several cases.
Saúl Ordúz, Niños en calle sin pavimentación, 1930
Saúl Ordúz, Niños en calle sin pavimentación, 1930
Unpaved street with an open ditch in the middle. This ditch was used to channel waste, taking advantage of the rain and the slope of the Eastern Mountains of Bogotá.
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Love Canal was placed on EPA’s National Priorities List in 1981 to receive federal cleanup aid. The Niagara Falls School District built communities on soil contaminated by long-term toxic waste from the Hooker Chemical Company, causing miscarriages of children and birth defects decades after the dumpsite was closed.
On 15 February 1996, the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground. Approximately 72,000 tons of crude oil spilled into the Milford Haven waters in Southern Wales, contaminating 200 kilometers of coastline. Swift implementation of environmental regulations, such as temporarily prohibiting mussel harvesting, successfully protected the coastal populations.
Silent Spring describes the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, and is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement.