Contact: Media contact: Nick Houtman, Dept. of Public Affairs, 207-581-3777; Richard Judd, Dept. of History, 207-581-1910; Christopher Beach, Unity College, 207-948-3131, ext. 315. ORONO, Maine — With campaigns over landfills, dams, endangered species and other issues, environmental activism came of age in the latter part of the 19th century. The movement grew out of historical read more Environmental Imagination and Politics Explored in New Book