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Behind the Silver Screen: Environmental Degradation in the Film Industry

It takes a lot to make a movie. Sitting in front of the silver screen, it becomes easy to forget about what happens behind the scenes to create the final Hollywood product. The cost of creating that movie magic is oftentimes extensive and irresponsible environmental damage. Ginny Lee has the story.

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Contested Land and Water along Lake Michigan: Thoughts from a Member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

Over a hundred years ago, members of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi filed claims of ownership to land built into Lake Michigan in what is now known as Streeterville. Today, this land is home to Navy Pier, part of the Magnificent Mile, and the downtown Northwestern campus. John Low, enrolled citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and professor at Ohio State University at Newark, discusses this land built into the waters of Lake Michigan.

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