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Facing Catastrophe

Environmental Action for a Post-Katrina World

Robert R. M. Verchick

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ISBN 9780674064256

Publication Date: 04/02/2012

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336 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Robert R. M. Verchick is Gauthier–St. Martin Professor of Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans.

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At Slate, read Robert Verchick on the threats posed to our energy grid by climate change and poor policy
Read Verchick’s essay at the Center for Progressive Reform blog about governmental liability for Katrina-related damage

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