citizen participation

Traces the geologic and industrial history of Lake Superior, the pollution of the lake, and steps being taken to save it.

An illustrated guide that describes 101 ways that young children can help the environment, such as cutting down on water use, creating a compost bin, saving paper, and eating litter-free lunches.

Author Diane Wilson describes her crusade to stop Formosa Plastics from polluting the Texas town of Seadrift and its coastal waters. Explores how the corporation silenced workers, disregarded the Environmental Protection Agency, and dumped lethal chemicals into the bays and community. Documents the court fight and Wilson's nonviolent disobedience, action, and hunger strikes to make her point.

Guide to making an informed decision on environmental issues that provides a congressional report card and checklist of political candidates.

Profiles the actions of individuals who have stood up for what they believe and brought about change in the United States, from a group of librarians in Connecticut who refused to divulge information about their patrons to a group of high school students who wrote a play about the Iraq War.