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Working Watersheds : Water and Energy in the Lackawanna Valley / William Conlogue.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conlogue, William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Pennsylvania--Lackawanna River Valley.
- Climatic changes.
- Energy industries--Pennsylvania--Lackawanna River Valley.
- Energy industries.
- Water-supply--Pennsylvania--Lackawanna River Valley.
- Water-supply.
- Lackawanna River Valley (Pa.)--Environmental conditions.
- Lackawanna River Valley (Pa.).
- Lackawanna River Valley (Pa.)--In literature.
- Lackawanna River Valley (Pa.)--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- A personal narrative, an examination of literary texts, and a history of the Lackawanna Valley region, Bill Conlogue's Working Watersheds explores how water has circulated in the former anthracite capital of the world. Conlogue not only recounts water's use in anthracite mining and textile making, but also investigates its resulting pollution. He delves into the current natural gas boom, which threatens groundwater, and concludes with hopes of environmental renewal and restoration.Offering a fresh way to think about the Anthropocene, this distinctive history of water and coal in the Lackawanna Valley discusses how both water abundance and scarcity might play out as global temperatures rise. Working Watersheds is designed to trigger debates about the nature of history, the significance of literature, and the importance of linking person, place, and planet in an era of climate change.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Water
- Timeline
- Writing Water
- Reaching Water
- Mining Water
- Wearing Water
- Fouling Water
- Rising Water
- Damming Water
- Working Water
- Transforming Water
- Fracking Water
- Restoring Water.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439926185
- 1439926182
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