Description
How one organization took on industrial pollutionand the lessons for our new century
In 1977, one forward-thinking judge took an ecological disasterthe poisoning of the James River by Allied Chemicaland turned it into a great environmental-protection legacy. The million payment made by Allied would go on to fund the game-changing Virginia Environmental Endowment.
Blueprint for Going Green provides an insiders account of the remarkable results of this landmark ruling and the foundation it spawned. Over the following decades, the VEE helped to grow the fledgling environmental movement in Virginia into a powerful force for protecting the states water quality and conserving its landscape. This inspiring story reveals how a small group can make a profound difference by engaging in public policy work, funding science to advance public policy, and helping to build a lasting and effective citizen-led environmental movement.
Author: Gerald P. McCarthy
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 03/01/2024
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780813950723
Language: English
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