Waking Up the Dream State: Nine Environmental Cases That Shaped Louisiana

by Oliver Houck

Waking Up the Dream State describes Louisiana's long march toward environmental protection through nine lawsuits that have brought the state into the new era. All these cases, which range from the Vieux Carr Expressway to the "world's largest incinerator" to the collapse of the Louisiana Coastal Zone, rise from small communities who have been burdened by toxic waste, displacement by major highways, contaminated water, and the loss of fishery resources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1959569139
• ISBN13: 9781959569138
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: University of Louisiana
• Length: 278 Pages