I remember Rush talked about this book in 1992, Trashing the Planet: How Science Can Help Us Deal With Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone, and Nuclear Waste (Among Other Things) January 1, 1992
by Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and “ridiculously smart,” she was the state’s first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. She was a supporter of atomic energy. [Wikipedia]