On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by The Great Lakes--Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior--hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan's compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.Call Number: QH104.5.G7 E43 2018 -
The Aliens among Us by A thoughtful, accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants, animals, and microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues and ecological, health, and other challenges From an award-winning adventure and science journalist comes an eye-opening exploration of a burgeoning environmental phenomenon and the science coalescing around it. Leslie Anthony leads readers on adventures physical and philosophical as he explores how and why invasive species are hijacking ecosystems around the globe. Weaving science, travel, history, and humor with diverse examples to chart and describe the phases of species invasion and human response, Anthony introduces field researchers and managers who seek to understand the biological, social, and economic aspects of this complex issue, and whose work collectively suggests the emergence of a global shadow economy centered on invasives. With tales of pythons in the Everglades, Asian carp and lamprey in the Great Lakes, Japanese knotweed seemingly everywhere, and the invasive organisms we don't see--pathogens and microbes such as the Zika virus--this book rivets attention on a new ecological reality. ]]>Call Number: QH353 .A58 2017 -
Silent Spring by The classic that launched the environmental movement Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that. The outrcrythat followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred the revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson's passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement. This is without question one of the landmark books of the twentieth century. The introduction, by the acclaimed biographer Linda Lear, tells the story of Carson's courageous defense of her truths in the face of a ruthless assault form the chemical industry following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death. Call Number: SB959 .C3 2012
Asian Carp
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Asian Carp
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Asian carp: Why this invasive species is so dangerous to the Great Lakes
Global News, June 7, 2016 -
What Are Asian Carp?
from United States Geological Survey (USGS) -
Asian Carp and Aquatic Nuisance Species
from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Online Articles
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Great Lakes' Asian Carp Receives New Name, Illinois Officials Announce
NBC Chicago, June 22, 2022 -
Platteville fish dealer convicted in state’s first invasive carp case
WMTV, March 10, 2022 -
U.S. Army Corps plans ‘zone of chaos’ to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes
Cleveland.com, January 30, 2022
Online From CCBC Libraries
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Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained by Many cities across the globe are rediscovering their rivers. After decades or even centuries of environmental decline and cultural neglect, waterfronts have been vamped up and become focal points of urban life again; hidden and covered streams have been daylighted while restoration projects have returned urban rivers in many places to a supposedly more natural state. This volume traces the complex and winding history of how cities have appropriated, lost, and regained their rivers. But rather than telling a linear story of progress, the chapters of this book highlight the ambivalence of these developments.The four sections in Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained discuss how cities have gained control and exerted power over rivers and waterways far upstream and downstream; how rivers and floodplains in cityscapes have been transformed by urbanization and industrialization; how urban rivers have been represented in cultural manifestations, such as novels and songs; and how more recent strategies work to redefine and recreate the place of the river within the urban setting. At the nexus between environmental, urban, and water histories, Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained points out how the urban-river relationship can serve as a prime vantage point to analyze fundamental issues of modern environmental attitudes and practices.Publication Date: 2017
Databases
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Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowArticles about ecology, energy, natural resources, science, technology, law, public policy, and social impacts.
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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowArticles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
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ProQuest Science DatabaseArticles on both the applied and general sciences like computers, transportation, and biology.
Chicago River
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Efforts in the Chicago Area Waterway System
from Asian Carp Canada
