![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sales generated through the links to contribute to Society for Science & the Public’s programs. But if this book is any indication, there’s no time to wait.īuy The Death and Life of the Great Lakes from. Readers will appreciate the vivid history and sober analysis it offers of the serious threats the lakes face today. The lakes still face overwhelming challenges, but their biggest threat, Egan argues, is our own ignorance: “We are still treating the lakes … as liquid highways that promise a shortcut to unimaginable fortune.” With few easy solutions and numerous political roadblocks, future generations are “perhaps the best hope the lakes have to recover,” he writes. Book Review: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan By Stephanie Hemphill This is a rollicking, eye-popping, scary, sad tour of one of the world’s watery wonders, the Great Lakes. Scientists are also experimenting in the lab with gene drives to stop invasive Asian carp and with new ways to rid ships of stowaways lurking in ballast water. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. After decades of living on the brink of collapse, native whitefish and trout are regaining a foothold - a boon for the ecosystem and local economies. Despite all the bad news, there are glimmers of hope. ![]()
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