By Drawing on interviews the author conducted with environmental activists across rural and urban Appalachia and the Midwest, analyzes what motivates activists, how they strategize, and what issues they encounter. Provides a guide to the on-the-ground realities of environmental activism in contemporary America. Each chapter deals with a different topic so readers come to know the stories of individuals and groups in their specific struggles and how their struggles are related to one another. Includes extensive documentation and endnotes. Read more.