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Scheberle, Denise,

Industrial disasters and environmental policy : stories of villains, heroes, and the rest of us / Denise L. Scheberle. - First edition. - xviii, 259 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Telling stories : villians and heroes in environmental policy -- The night of the gas : Union Carbide in Bhopal, India -- Deep trouble : the BP oil spill -- Appalachian coal country : explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine -- The town that became a superfund site : asbestos in Libby, Montana -- Environmental heroes : Nelson, Ruckelhaus, and Bonds -- The rest of us : how to be environmental heroes. Preface --

ISBN: 9780813347257 9781138589162

LCCN: 2017047270

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental disasters--Case studies.
Industrial accidents--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Corporations--Environmental aspects.
Environmentalism.
Environmental policy.
Environmental law.
Corporations--Environmental aspects.
Environmental disasters.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Environmentalism.
Industrial accidents--Environmental aspects.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.

LC Class. No.: GE146 / .S34 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 363.7287 / SCI