Bookbot

Resource Devastation on Native American Lands

Toxic Earth, Poisoned People

Ocena książki

Parametry

  • 240 stron
  • 9 godzin czytania

Więcej o książce

The book delves into the hidden impact of toxic waste sites in Native North America, highlighting the environmental injustices faced by Indigenous communities. It reveals how numerous contaminated areas, often overlooked by the wider public, have been neglected after serving industrial needs for decades. With a focus on the Superfund program established by the 1980 CERCLA, it emphasizes that nearly 40 percent of these hazardous sites are situated within Native territories, underscoring a significant and troubling legacy of environmental neglect.

Wydanie

Zakup książki

Resource Devastation on Native American Lands, Bruce E. Johansen

Język
Rok wydania
2024
Oprawa
(miękka)
Jak tylko się pojawi, wyślemy Ci wiadomość e-mail.

Metody płatności

4,0
Bardzo dobra
1 Ocena

Brakuje nam tutaj Twojej recenzji.

Tytuł
Resource Devastation on Native American Lands
Podtytuł
Toxic Earth, Poisoned People
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2024
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
240
ISBN13
9783031218989
Seria
Ocena
4 z 5
Opis
The book delves into the hidden impact of toxic waste sites in Native North America, highlighting the environmental injustices faced by Indigenous communities. It reveals how numerous contaminated areas, often overlooked by the wider public, have been neglected after serving industrial needs for decades. With a focus on the Superfund program established by the 1980 CERCLA, it emphasizes that nearly 40 percent of these hazardous sites are situated within Native territories, underscoring a significant and troubling legacy of environmental neglect.