The death and life of the Great Lakes

"The Great Lakes--Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior--hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent....

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Main Author: Egan, Dan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
Series:Norton paperback.
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Summary:"The Great Lakes--Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior--hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan's compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come."--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:xix, 364 pages : illustations, maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393355550
0393355551
Author Notes:Dan Egan is a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and a senior water policy fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and children.