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Great Lakes Dredging in the Age of Ecology
In the 1960s, Ohioans grew increasingly concerned about their polluted environment. Industrial rivers and harbors drew special attention, particularly as dredges hoisted polluted silt from beneath murky waters and dumped it into cleaner waters. In response to public pressure, new laws limited open water dumping, permanently reshaping the Great Lakes. This is the story of how the lowly dredge has remade and continues to remake our world.
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