The Environment
Since pre-colonial times, Americans' relationship to the natural world has shaped politics, policy, commerce, entertainment and culture. In this collection, delve into our complicated history with the environment through American Experience films exploring wide-ranging topics, from our struggles to exert dominion over nature to our attempts to understand and protect it.
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill. (1h 52m 30s)
Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. (52m 22s)
Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade. (51m 28s)
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Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. (52m 45s)
Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions
The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. (1h 53m 15s)
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