Dying for a Living connects Canadian environmentalism to the politics of industrial disease, shedding light on workplace pollution issues such as radiation exposure at Elliot Lake, arsenic contamination in Yellowknife, and asbestos-related illnesses at Thetford mines. Unlike in the U.S., Canadian environmental historians have paid less attention to occupational health activism, but Lloyd Tataryn emerged as a prominent figure in the 1970s. Through investigative journalism for CBC and Saturday Night, he exposed workplace hazards, led grassroots testing efforts, and played a key role in ending harmful practices like dousing miners with aluminum powder. Dying for a Living stands as a crucial account of his groundbreaking work and its lasting influence.