| Description |
x, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
JSTOR EBA
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| Contents |
Introduction : East Liverpool and the politics of power -- 1. Past as prelude : history and hazardous waste -- 2. Be careful what you ask for : the genesis of WTI -- 3. The center of the onion : property and ownership -- 4. Don't : give up the fight : rhetorics of resistance -- 5. Risky business : counting the costs of incineration -- Conclusion : where do we go from here? -- App. WTI ownership patterns |
| Summary |
Toxic Burn is a gripping account of the activist movement against the imposing WTI incinerator in the rust belt town of East Liverpool, Ohio. Thomas Shevory tells the story of building, maintaining, and resisting the incinerator and shows that the actions of determined citizens are essential to developing new environmental models and saving the lives of those in the path of potential disaster |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Environmental Protection Agency -- Public relations.
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WTI Incinerator (East Liverpool, Ohio)
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Environmental protection -- Citizen participation.
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Hazardous wastes -- Incineration -- Government policy -- Ohio -- East Liverpool.
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| LC no. |
2006039641 |
| ISBN |
0816648522 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9780816648528 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9780816648535 (pb : alk. paper) |
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