When did the concept of being an environmentalist become controversial? The working class at one point was leading the charge alongside unions across the United States.

As Professor Steven Beda explains in this Story Your City Forgot, it can in part be traced back to the debate over what to do with the Spotted Owl.

To read more from Beda, you can click the link listed below.

https://books.google.com/books/about/Strong_Winds_and_Widow_Makers.html?id=KmmZEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_author_description