Primary Sources:
Carlson, Avis. "Dust." The New Republic 1 May 1935: 332-33. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. This source is an excellent primary source. It describes what it was like to be in the most severe dust storm of the Dust Bowl
Geyer, Rev. Kurt. "History of the Peshtigo Fire, October 8, 1871." Peshtigo Times Oct. 6, 1921 Web. 16th April 2015. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=742 This gave an article published in 1921, and provided an excellent primary source for the Peshtigo Fires that occurred.
Gibbs, Lois Marie. Love Canal: The Story Continues. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society, 1998. Print. Provides a firsthand account of the Love Canal tragedy and the health affects people had because of it.
The 20th Century. Perf. Walter Cronkite. CBS, 1961. Film. This primary source included interviews of people who lived through the Dust Bowl and gave person accounts of the horrible storms.
The New York TImes. "May 31, 1889 Johnstown Flood by The New York Times." Johnstownpa.co. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <
http://www.johnstownpa.com/History/hist30.html> Provides articles published just days after the flood, giving a detailed description of what happened to the town.
Pernin, Peter. "The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account." WER: The Great Peshtigo File. 1971. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WIReader/WER2002-1.html> An excellent primary source that provides an eyewitness account of the Peshtigo fire.
Pittsburgh, Marylynne. "Minister's Diaries Offer Eyewitness Account of 1889 Johnstown Flood." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 May 2007. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2007/05/07/Minister-s-diaries-offer-eyewitness-account-of-1889-Johnstown-Flood/stories/200705070226> This primary source includes excerpts of a ministers diary, giving a firsthand look at the flood of Johnstown.
Secondary Sources:
Barnett, John. "Picher, OK." Picher, OK. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. < http://picherok.com/> A compilation of different articles about the lead contaminates, also provides modern pictures of the abandoned town.
"Exposure in Libby Montana." Exposure in Libby Montana. CARD. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <https://libbyasbestos.org/libby/libby.cfm> Provided information on who the asbestos affected, and how the people were affected.
Gensburg, Lenore. "EHP – Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents."EHP. 1 Aug. 2009. Web. 6 Mar. 2015. <http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/0800153/>. This secondary source is a study done on residents that lived near the Love Canal. This study looked into cancer incidents in former residents of the area and tells how the pollution affected people.
Holleman. "Opinion: After 25 Years, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Hasn't Ended - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 25 Mar. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/23/opinion/holleman-exxon-valdez-anniversary/>. This secondary source provided pictures of animals that were affected by the oil spill.
Hu, Howard, James Shine, and Robert O. Wright. “The Challenge Posed to Children’s Health by Mixtures of Toxic Waste: The Tar Creek Superfund Site as a Case-Study.” Pediatric clinics of North America 54.1 (2007): 155–x. PMC. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. Gave information on the Picher lead contamination and how it hurt those that lived in the area.
"Libby, Montana and the Superfund." Ecology of the Home in Blue Vinyl and Libby, Montana, P. 3. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. Provided pictures from the 1950s Libby, Montana and discussed the Superfund.
Lynch, Michael. "Picher, Oklahoma: Toxic Town." Green Criminology. 5 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://greencriminology.org/glossary/picher_oklahoma/> Gave information on how much lead was generated from the sites in Picher, and how much waste occurred because of it.
Nelson, Cary. "About The Dust Bowl." Http://www.english.illinois.edu/. Web. 6 Mar. 2015. <http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm>. This secondary source gave a timeline of the dust bowl as well as actions taken by the government in order to help farmers that were in foreclosure.
No Author. "Dust Bowl Photographs." Dust Bowl Photographs. Wind Erosion Research. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. <http://www.weru.ksu.edu/new_weru/multimedia/dustbowl/dustbowlpics.html>.Provided primary resources (pictures) of the dust bowl when it happened.
"Peshtigo Fire 1871." Peshtigo Fire 1871. Simon Fraser University. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.sfu.ca/geog/geog351fall06/group06/fire1871.htm> Provided valuable information on the Peshtigo fire.
"Questions and Answers." Oil Spill Facts. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/index.cfm?FA=facts.QA>. Gave background on how the oil spill happened, and what caused the boat to run into the reef.
Sherman, Ben. "USGS Newsroom." USGS Release: NOAA, Partners Predict an Average ’Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico; Slightly Above-average Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay (6/24/2014 2:05:00 PM). USGS, 24 June 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3919#.VTF92iFViko>. Provided information on the Gulf Dead zone and why it exists.
"Texas City Explodes." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-city-explodes> Gave information on when the blast happened, and how much it destroyed.
"The Modern Environmental Movement." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/earthdays/2/>. Gave a timeline of the modern environmental movement
U.S.NRC "Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident." NRC. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commision, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 6 Mar. 2015. <http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html>. This secondary source provides background on the Three Mile Island Nuclear meltdown. It gives a summary of the events that occurred as well as the health and environmental affects it had on the area surrounding it.
Walters, Joanna. "Welcome to Libby, Montana, the Town That Was Poisoned." The Guardian, 7 Mar. 2009. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/08/usa-mining-libby-montana> Provided an account of someone who lived in Libby, Montana and now has lung disease.
"What Is a Dead Zone?" What Is a Dead Zone? NOAA, 3 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html>. Gave information on what a dead zone is, and how it affects the environment.
"1 MARCH 1954 - CASTLE BRAVO." CTBTO. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctbto.org%2Fspecials%2Ftesting-times%2F1-march-1954-castle-bravo%2F>. Gave information on Castle Bravo, including pictures.
"1947 Texas City Disaster." The First Explosion. Texas City Library, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.texascity-library.org/disaster/first.php> Gave background on the Texas City disaster, including pictures.
Carlson, Avis. "Dust." The New Republic 1 May 1935: 332-33. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. This source is an excellent primary source. It describes what it was like to be in the most severe dust storm of the Dust Bowl
Geyer, Rev. Kurt. "History of the Peshtigo Fire, October 8, 1871." Peshtigo Times Oct. 6, 1921 Web. 16th April 2015. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=742 This gave an article published in 1921, and provided an excellent primary source for the Peshtigo Fires that occurred.
Gibbs, Lois Marie. Love Canal: The Story Continues. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society, 1998. Print. Provides a firsthand account of the Love Canal tragedy and the health affects people had because of it.
The 20th Century. Perf. Walter Cronkite. CBS, 1961. Film. This primary source included interviews of people who lived through the Dust Bowl and gave person accounts of the horrible storms.
The New York TImes. "May 31, 1889 Johnstown Flood by The New York Times." Johnstownpa.co. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <
http://www.johnstownpa.com/History/hist30.html> Provides articles published just days after the flood, giving a detailed description of what happened to the town.
Pernin, Peter. "The Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account." WER: The Great Peshtigo File. 1971. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WIReader/WER2002-1.html> An excellent primary source that provides an eyewitness account of the Peshtigo fire.
Pittsburgh, Marylynne. "Minister's Diaries Offer Eyewitness Account of 1889 Johnstown Flood." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 May 2007. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2007/05/07/Minister-s-diaries-offer-eyewitness-account-of-1889-Johnstown-Flood/stories/200705070226> This primary source includes excerpts of a ministers diary, giving a firsthand look at the flood of Johnstown.
Secondary Sources:
Barnett, John. "Picher, OK." Picher, OK. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. < http://picherok.com/> A compilation of different articles about the lead contaminates, also provides modern pictures of the abandoned town.
"Exposure in Libby Montana." Exposure in Libby Montana. CARD. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <https://libbyasbestos.org/libby/libby.cfm> Provided information on who the asbestos affected, and how the people were affected.
Gensburg, Lenore. "EHP – Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents."EHP. 1 Aug. 2009. Web. 6 Mar. 2015. <http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/0800153/>. This secondary source is a study done on residents that lived near the Love Canal. This study looked into cancer incidents in former residents of the area and tells how the pollution affected people.
Holleman. "Opinion: After 25 Years, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Hasn't Ended - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 25 Mar. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/23/opinion/holleman-exxon-valdez-anniversary/>. This secondary source provided pictures of animals that were affected by the oil spill.
Hu, Howard, James Shine, and Robert O. Wright. “The Challenge Posed to Children’s Health by Mixtures of Toxic Waste: The Tar Creek Superfund Site as a Case-Study.” Pediatric clinics of North America 54.1 (2007): 155–x. PMC. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. Gave information on the Picher lead contamination and how it hurt those that lived in the area.
"Libby, Montana and the Superfund." Ecology of the Home in Blue Vinyl and Libby, Montana, P. 3. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. Provided pictures from the 1950s Libby, Montana and discussed the Superfund.
Lynch, Michael. "Picher, Oklahoma: Toxic Town." Green Criminology. 5 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://greencriminology.org/glossary/picher_oklahoma/> Gave information on how much lead was generated from the sites in Picher, and how much waste occurred because of it.
Nelson, Cary. "About The Dust Bowl." Http://www.english.illinois.edu/. Web. 6 Mar. 2015. <http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/dustbowl.htm>. This secondary source gave a timeline of the dust bowl as well as actions taken by the government in order to help farmers that were in foreclosure.
No Author. "Dust Bowl Photographs." Dust Bowl Photographs. Wind Erosion Research. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. <http://www.weru.ksu.edu/new_weru/multimedia/dustbowl/dustbowlpics.html>.Provided primary resources (pictures) of the dust bowl when it happened.
"Peshtigo Fire 1871." Peshtigo Fire 1871. Simon Fraser University. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.sfu.ca/geog/geog351fall06/group06/fire1871.htm> Provided valuable information on the Peshtigo fire.
"Questions and Answers." Oil Spill Facts. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/index.cfm?FA=facts.QA>. Gave background on how the oil spill happened, and what caused the boat to run into the reef.
Sherman, Ben. "USGS Newsroom." USGS Release: NOAA, Partners Predict an Average ’Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico; Slightly Above-average Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay (6/24/2014 2:05:00 PM). USGS, 24 June 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3919#.VTF92iFViko>. Provided information on the Gulf Dead zone and why it exists.
"Texas City Explodes." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-city-explodes> Gave information on when the blast happened, and how much it destroyed.
"The Modern Environmental Movement." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/earthdays/2/>. Gave a timeline of the modern environmental movement
U.S.NRC "Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident." NRC. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commision, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 6 Mar. 2015. <http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html>. This secondary source provides background on the Three Mile Island Nuclear meltdown. It gives a summary of the events that occurred as well as the health and environmental affects it had on the area surrounding it.
Walters, Joanna. "Welcome to Libby, Montana, the Town That Was Poisoned." The Guardian, 7 Mar. 2009. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/08/usa-mining-libby-montana> Provided an account of someone who lived in Libby, Montana and now has lung disease.
"What Is a Dead Zone?" What Is a Dead Zone? NOAA, 3 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html>. Gave information on what a dead zone is, and how it affects the environment.
"1 MARCH 1954 - CASTLE BRAVO." CTBTO. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2015. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctbto.org%2Fspecials%2Ftesting-times%2F1-march-1954-castle-bravo%2F>. Gave information on Castle Bravo, including pictures.
"1947 Texas City Disaster." The First Explosion. Texas City Library, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.texascity-library.org/disaster/first.php> Gave background on the Texas City disaster, including pictures.