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Best Books About Environment

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Fat of the Land: Garbage in New York, The Last Two Hundred Years
by Benjamin Miller (Four Walls Eight Windows, 2000.)

A fascinating, sometimes controversial, retelling of the history of waste disposal in the Big Apple. more info...

Heartbeats in the Muck: A Dramatic Look at the History, sea Life and Environment of New York Harbor
by John Waldman (The Lyons Press, 1999.)

One of several excellent books recently published about our "aquatic wilderness," it opens the readers' eyes to unseen parts of New York City. more info...

Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water
by Diane Galusha (Purple Mountain Press, 1999.)

The single best history of the making of New York City's Croton, Catskill and Delaware water systems now available. more info...

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
by Robert A. Caro (Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.)

The indespensible starting point for anyone who wants to understand New York's urban environment and the role of power politics in shaping it. more info...

Wild New York: A Guide to the Wildlife, Wild Places and Natural Phenomena of New York City
by Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson (Crown Publishers, 1997.)

A breezy overview of the city's natural landscape, complete with photos, maps and 33 walking tours in all five boroughs. more info...

Reader Submissions / Others.

• Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Attack by Juan Gonzalez. Among the consequences of the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11 was the release of high levels of toxic substances into the air, the street, and scores of buildings. Gonzalez, a prize-winning New York Daily News journalist, alleges that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, EPA administrator Christine Todd Whitman, OSHA inspectors, the New York City Health Department, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and New York newspapers lied to the public by intentionally downplaying the risks of exposure and the anticipated dangers.

• Water for Gotham: A History by Gerard T. Koeppel. History of drinking water in early New York City.

Interested in other books about NYC? Visit our NYC Books section.

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