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Kansas 1972

Kansas 1972
Think Globally, Act Locally
Apr 22, 2022 Season 1 Episode 6
Humanities Kansas

1972 saw a new environmental consciousness spreading across the globe, including in Kansas. Learn about opposition to a proposed nuclear waste disposal site in the salt mines of Kansas. And hear also hear about the role of the artist and activist Patricia Duncan in the early efforts to establish a Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.