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Doing Environmental Studies During Times of Racialized Violence

In the last few weeks, two grand juries declined to indict the police officers who killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner. What can scholars in the environmental humanities and social sciences say about...

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Nature’s Finance: Perspectives on Markets and Conservation

Markets have become increasingly popular for enacting conservation goals, but they challenge us to consider our relationship to nature in new ways. The post Nature’s Finance: Perspectives on Markets...

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Green Conservatives: Brian Drake’s Broad Environmentalism

Advocates of small government have a long and uncharted history within US environmentalism, argues Brian Drake in an interview about his recent books. The post Green Conservatives: Brian Drake’s Broad...

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Bike Battles: A Conversation on the Road with James Longhurst

A new book by historian James Longhurst profiles the long and contested history of bicycling and (spoiler alert!) the not-so-open road in the United States. The post Bike Battles: A Conversation on the...

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Interview: Dr. Kate Brown on Atomic Cities, the Mirage of Safety, and the...

CHE's upcoming symposium asks: how useful is it to talk about the "environment"? Is there a better word or framework? Dr. Kate Brown gives us her answer as she shares her research on atomic cities. The...

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Hip-Hop and Environmental Health: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Lappas

Far from just a form of entertainment, Dr. Sarah Lappas explains how hip-hop can empower both artists and audiences to think more critically about their environments. The post Hip-Hop and Environmental...

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Dueling Manifestos: Responses to an Ecological Crisis

This comparison of the Leap and the Ecomodernist Manifestos finds hope in an ethic of care. The post Dueling Manifestos: Responses to an Ecological Crisis appeared first on Edge Effects.

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Can Environmental Thinking Help Solve Gerrymandering?

Paying renewed attention to culture, history, and environment can help us confront the problem of gerrymandering and draw electoral districts that make sense. The post Can Environmental Thinking Help...

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Where Land, Water, and Militants Meet: An Interview with Nancy Langston

Dr. Nancy Langston speaks about the current conflict in Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and about hopeful collaborations for conservation. The post Where Land, Water, and Militants Meet: An...

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The Flint Water Crisis: A Special Edition Environment and Health Roundtable

The Flint water crisis sounds a call not just to address the immediate emergency, but to consider the larger legacies to which it points. We’ve assembled a roundtable of noted scholars to contemplate...

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E is for Environment

The organizers of CHE’s grad student symposium talk about defining “environment” and the possibilities for collaboration at this weekend’s event. The post E is for Environment appeared first on Edge...

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Vocabularies for Technology, Nature, and the Anthropocene: An Interview with...

A conversation with geographer Scott Kirsch about what we mean when we talk about technology, and how we can understand the relationship between language and environmental and historical change. The...

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Bicycling Renaissance: a Bike Boom of Old (With Lessons for the New)

An interview with Dr. Evan Friss about the 1890s bicycling revolution in the United States. The post Bicycling Renaissance: a Bike Boom of Old (With Lessons for the New) appeared first on Edge Effects.

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The Risks of Antibiotic Overuse: A Neglected Public Priority

Though antibiotics have offered life-saving benefits, they are not without consequence. Scientists must continue to facilitate public engagement and understanding to reduce the threat of antibiotic...

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Working Concepts: An Interview with Sarah Besky

A conversation about labor: labor on tea plantations, the labor of language, and the ways in which the Anthropocene invites labor-focused inquiry. The post Working Concepts: An Interview with Sarah...

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Chernobyl at Thirty: A Special Edition Environment and Health Roundtable

Drawing from presentations at the recent meeting of the American Society for Environmental History in Seattle, a historian, an ecologist, and a political scientist bring their different perspectives to...

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Humans, Streams, and the Desire to Manage

Reflections on improvement versus natural restoration in watershed management. The post Humans, Streams, and the Desire to Manage appeared first on Edge Effects.

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From White Privilege to White Supremacy: An Illustrated Interview with Laura...

Pursuing environmental justice requires recognizing the varied forms of racism. The post From White Privilege to White Supremacy: An Illustrated Interview with Laura Pulido appeared first on Edge...

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Wisconsin’s John Muir: An Interview with Michael Edmonds

A traveling exhibit celebrates the life of John Muir and the centennial of the National Parks Service. The post Wisconsin’s John Muir: An Interview with Michael Edmonds appeared first on Edge Effects.

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The Ethics of Ceremony at Standing Rock

Activists at Standing Rock bring a sense of ceremony to environmental politics. The post The Ethics of Ceremony at Standing Rock appeared first on Edge Effects.

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