Environmental history

Environmental issues, concerns, and conflicts are constant throughout human history, which may come as a surprise because our emphasis in history has all too often been on war and politics, rather than environment, culture and development.

Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science, according to Science News July 10, 2026.

Paul Ehrlich — often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth — believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out.

By Rhett Ayers Butler Mongabay In the mountains of central Veracruz, scientific work is rarely abstract.

By Robert Wyss The Conversation, CC, Oct. 21, 2025 It was a morning unlike anything St.

Bill Moyers (June 5, 1934 – June 26, 2025), one of the world’s leading journalists, died in New York recently.

Excellent new article in Slate Magazine by Dan Kios: Four decades ago, a secret government team had a target—and a plan.

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(This is a preliminary edit of the three hour long video from May 20.