Activists in Newark, N.J., offer tours that teach visitors about the city’s legacy of industrial pollution and environmental racism. Charles Rotkin/Corbis via Getty Images September 14, 2023 The importance of shining a light on hidden toxic histories Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, Indiana University Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
Wikimedia Commons February 1, 2022 Volcanoes, plague, famine and endless winter: Welcome to 536, what historians and scientists believe was the ‘worst year to be alive’ Miles Pattenden, Australian Catholic University Science has made a strong case for the year 536 as being one of the worst in human history, a year punctuated by volcanic eruptions, drought, famine and plague - and a year long winter.
John Gomez September 18, 2020 Climate crisis: news outlets still giving a platform to dangerous and outdated views Sharon Coen, University of Salford Journalists are better at covering the climate crisis but there’s still room for improvement.