{"product_id":"speaking-for-the-river-james-v-hillegas-elting-9780870719165","title":"Speaking for the River: Confronting Pollution on the Willamette, 1920s-1970s","description":"Since the late 1960s, Oregon has been at the forefront of environmental protection in the United States. The state generally, and Portland in particular, continue to have strong \"green\" credentials well into the twenty-first century. Within this forty year period of progress, however, the health of the Willamette River has been a consistent blot on the record. Willamette River water pollution has not gone away--the problem has, in fact, gotten much more complex. James Hillegas-Elting's book, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking for the River, \u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical look at this dilemma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Willamette River cleanup efforts between 1926 and 1975 centered on a struggle between abatement advocates and the two primary polluters in the watershed, the City of Portland and the pulp and paper industry. Beginning in 1926, clean streams advocates created ad hoc groups of public health experts, sanitary engineers, conservationists, sportsmen, and others to pressure Portland officials and industry representatives to cease polluting the river. By the late 1960s, these grassroots initiatives found political footholds at the state level. As governor between 1967 and 1975, Tom McCall took the issue of environmental protection personally, providing the charisma and leadership that was needed to finally make substantive progress toward cleaning the Willamette. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeaking for the River \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to describe the historical roots of Willamette River pollution, providing important context for understanding the political, fiscal, and technological antecedents to the present-day conundrum. Hillegas-Elting's contribution to the academic literature on environmental and urban history in Oregon will be welcomed by policy makers, environmentalists, and concerned citizens alike. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James V. Hillegas-Elting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870719165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870719165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oregon State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"James V. Hillegas-Elting","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447805817087,"sku":"9780870719165","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34246c11-d2b2-4120-a013-6c637c376338.jpg?v=1777234938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-for-the-river-james-v-hillegas-elting-9780870719165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}