"The Environmental Consequences … Were Calamitous": Smelter Smoke Controversies in Progressive Era America, 1899–1918
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DOI: 10.1353/tech.2019.0004
Abstract: abstract:During the Progressive Era, public scrutiny of corporate power and expansion was a central political and economic theme. As Americans grappled with modernity and its impact, they often struggled to identify the appropriate balance between… read more here.
Keywords: smelter smoke; problem smelter; progressive era; environmental consequences ... See more keywords