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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Profesor Titular de Zoología / Associate Professor of Zoology, Universidad de Oviedo
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Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor of Biology and Director, Centre for Urban Environments, University of Toronto
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Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, Gonzaga University
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Chancellor's Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Indiana University
