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Eric Freedman

Eric Freedman is director of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. His latest book is Environmental Crises in Central Asia: From Steppes to Seas, From Deserts to Glaciers.

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December 10, 2017
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Repurposing Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

The transition of a heavily polluted nuclear site into a wilderness refuge raises questions about the implications of hiding our tainted environmental past.
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Eric Freedman,
Earth Island Journal
March 20, 2016
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