And if you’re a Great Lakes diehard, like I am, there are some eye-opening details in Egan’s book, especially in the historical context and manner in which he sets up most of his chapters. That’s a tall order for anyone writing an environmental book. What makes Egan’s book outstanding isn’t so much that he’s enlightening the world about issues few people have ever heard about, but the depth of his reporting, his meticulous attention to detail and generally engaging (if at times less than conversational) writing. Research generated from it on anything from cancer-causing PCB contamination to climate change is a major driver for environmental laws throughout the United States and, to some degree, the world. The volume has its shortcomings but is a fine compendium of many of the Great Lakes’ known and documented ills, from invasive species to large-scale diversion threats.Īlthough the Great Lakes are not the largest source of freshwater, as many North Americans mistakenly believe, the region is, in fact, one of the world’s most intensely studied ecosystems. Journalist Dan Egan rightfully gained accolades for his debut book, “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes,” which is one of the most comprehensive and well-researched to come out in years about North America’s largest collection of fresh surface water.
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