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Elizabeth Kolbert

Throughout Under a White Sky, this person meets with and interviews scientists who are attempting to save the environment.

Chuck Shea

This person is a part of the Chicago branch of the Army Corps of Engineers in charge of the electric fish barriers that are used to keep the Asian carp population from going into the canal.

Kevin Irons

This person is the assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources who believes that encouraging people to overfish and eat carp is the best way to keep the Asian carp population in check.

Alex Kolker

This person is a coastal geologist in Louisiana and talks about sinkage issues in the area and possible solutions.

William Lewis Manly

This person, in an attempt to reach California, discovered what is now called Devils Hole.

Phil Pister

This person saved pupfish at Fish Slough and describes the...

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