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An intensely personal story crossed with a political potboiler, this book is a unique and passionate account of the city of Los Angeles's creation, cover-up and inadequate attempts to repair a major environmental catastrophe. Owens River, which once fed Owens Lake, was diverted away from the lake to supply the faucets and sprinklers of Los Angeles. The dry lakebed now contains a dust saturated with toxic heavy metals, which are blown from the lake and inhaled by unsuspecting citizens throughout the West, causing major health issues. English professor Piper, one of the victims who grew up breathing that dust, reveals the shocking truth behind this tragedy and examines how waste and pollution are often neglected to encourage urban growth, while poor, non-white, and rural areas are forgotten or sacrificed.--From publisher description.
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Left in the dust: how race and politics created a human and environmental tragedy in L.A.
2006, Palgrave Macmillan
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Left in the dust: empire, disease, and water in L.A.
2006, Palgrave Macmillan
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October 8, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | merge duplicate works of 'Left in the dust' |
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