Anthony R. Palumbi is the coauthor of The Extreme Life of the Sea and the author of Blood Plagues and Endless Raids: A Hundred Million Lives in the World of Warcraft. His work on natural science and popular culture has appeared in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, Natural History, Mission Blue, and Think Progress, among other outlets.
"""Mr. Palumbi's book is a work of great scope.""--Wall Street Journal-- (5/16/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""In this titillating history of American water infrastructure, Anthony Palumbi adroitly plumbs the personal and political. From Europeans' first forays upstream into North America through the dam-building boom, Hurricane Katrina, and today's megadrought, he shows how much water infrastructure was directed not by nature or the common good but to wag the dog for political power and profits. A backlash toward disinvestment, now amplified by climate change, is causing mounting disasters, and Palumbi calls for a new era of public investment to wrest the United States onto a more equitable, sustainable path.""--Erica Gies, author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge"