Writing and art are part of the intermediary between recognition of a social problem and the execution of a meaningful solution. Just as abolitionist writing played a role in ending slavery, I believe environmental writing can play a role in ending unsustainable economic practices.
—Sandra Steingraber
interview with Terrain.org
Books
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Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental CrisisInspired by the nineteenth century abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy, who was assassinated near the author’s hometown, Raising Elijah calls for full-throated heroism in the face of the greatest moral crisis of our time: the environmental crisis. read more
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Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the EnvironmentSandra Steingraber, biologist, poet, and survivor of cancer in her twenties, brings all three perspectives to bear on the most important health and human rights issue of our time: the growing body of evidence linking cancer to environmental contamination. read more |
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Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to MotherhoodSandra Steingraber, brilliant writer, first-time mother, and respected biologist, explores the intimate ecology of motherhood. read more |
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Post-DiagnosisMoving from the intimate space of a cancer patient’s hospital bed to the national sacrifice zones of atomic bomb test sites, Sandra Steingraber’s Post-Diagnosis sets out to find Ground Zero in order to tell “the whole story of what happened.” read more |
