Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
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A fire and decades of silver and lead mining created the largest contiguous Superfund site in the nation in what today is one of the fastest-growing states. It includes popular Lake Coeur d’Alene.
In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with three scientists who study the ways plants and animals evolve in a world dominated by humans.
As Houston continues to rescue residents whose homes were ruined, it also begins to deal with issues related to contaminated floodwaters and overflowing reservoirs. It won’t be easy.
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University
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Chancellor's Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Indiana University
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Profesor Titular de Zoología / Associate Professor of Zoology, Universidad de Oviedo
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor of Nursing & Public Health, Gonzaga University
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Professor of Biology, Canada Research Chair of Urban Environmental Science, University of Toronto
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis