Description
Book SynopsisTells how a grassroots movement led primarily by women shaped Alabama's environmental consciousness.
A Movement of the People is a detailed history of the Alabama Environmental Quality Association (AEQA). The AEQA helped to establish groundbreaking environmental protection and natural resource preservation policies for the state and the region.
Trade ReviewAn interesting and unique perspective on environmentalism in Alabama. A valuable addition to the history of Alabama's environmental movement."" - Robert W. Hastings, author of
The Lakes of Pontchartrain: Their History and Environments and recipient of the 2015 Special Service Award of the National Sierra Club
""This book documents the process by which lay people affected public policy in an important area for the state of Alabama. I found it interesting reading and accurate from my view of the movement."" - Milla D. Boschung, dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Alabama
