Embattled River

Embattled River
Author :
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 330
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501718069
ISBN-13 : 1501718061
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Embattled River by : David Schuyler

Download or read book Embattled River written by David Schuyler and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Embattled River, David Schuyler describes the efforts to reverse the pollution and bleak future of the Hudson River that became evident in the 1950s. Through his investigative narrative, Schuyler uncovers the critical role of this iconic American waterway in the emergence of modern environmentalism in the United States. Writing fifty-five years after Consolidated Edison announced plans to construct a pumped storage power plant at Storm King Mountain, Schuyler recounts how a loose coalition of activists took on corporate capitalism and defended the river. As Schuyler shows, the environmental victories on the Hudson had broad impact. In the state at the heart of the story, the immediate result was the creation in 1970 of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to monitor, investigate, and litigate cases of pollution. At the national level, the environmental ferment in the Hudson Valley that Schuyler so richly describes contributed directly to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, and the creation of the Superfund in 1980 to fund the cleanup of toxic-dumping sites. With these legal and regulatory means, the contest between environmental advocates and corporate power has continued well into the twenty-first century. Indeed, as Embattled River shows, the past is prologue. The struggle to control the uses and maintain the ecological health of the Hudson River persists and the stories of the pioneering advocates told by Schuyler provide lessons, reminders, and inspiration for today's activists.


Embattled River Related Books

Embattled River
Language: en
Pages: 330
Authors: David Schuyler
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Embattled River, David Schuyler describes the efforts to reverse the pollution and bleak future of the Hudson River that became evident in the 1950s. Through
North West Ulster
Language: en
Pages: 646
Authors: Alistair Rowan
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1979-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The remote, rugged, rough country of North West Ulster possesses buildings as varied as its landscape. Monuments of the Celtic church - sculptured cross-slabs,
Congressional Record
Language: en
Pages: 1398
Authors: United States. Congress
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1966 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
Language: en
Pages: 442
Authors: Samuel Lewis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1840 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Life
Language: en
Pages: 398
Authors:
Categories: Current events
Type: BOOK - Published: 1969 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK