Conservation and the Environment (BIOL 215): SXU ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM

A welcome resource for students wishing to explore controversial environmental issues from as many different angles as possible.This unique collection of primary documents examines the evolution of concern about environmental degradation, pollution, and resource conservation in America from the colonial period the present. Documents include the writings of naturalists, conservationists, scientists, philosophers, lawyers, judges, politicians, sociologists, artists and poets, as well as from government reports, federal, state, and local legislation, and court cases.