About a mountain / John D'Agata.

When John D'Agata helps his mother move to Las Vegas one summer, he begins to follow a story about the federal government's plan to store high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, a desert range near the city of Las Vegas. Bearing witness to the parade of scientific, cultural, and politi...

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Main Author: D'Agata, John, 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, 2011, c2010.
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