5. Reining in the Smelters

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction: Think Local, Act Local . . . Think Global 1
5. 2. Coal Boom on the Plains 19
6. 3. The Northern Plains Resource Council during the Environmental Decade 41
7. 4. Citizen Environmental Activism in the Southwest 71
8. 5. Reining in the Smelters 91
9. 6. Citizen Environmental Activism in Appalachia 121
10. 7. Dumping in Tennessee 142
11. 8. Conclusion: Participation, Perseverence, and Rethinking Environmentalism 164
12. Notes 173
13. Bibliography 209
14. Index 215