The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection plans to hold a public meeting on Blue Origin's wastewater permit renewal. Blue Origin states its wastewater does not contact hazardous materials, ...

I think it’s fair to say that no field of history has grown more swiftly—in quantity or sophistication—in the 21st century than environmental history. The reason is, I suspect, self-evident: it’s in ...

A new book called The Burning Earth: A History takes on a massive question: How did we get here? “Here” being this point in environmental history and decades deep into the climate crisis. Over the ...

Recent and major shifts in international environmental policies and programs have precedent in history, but the scale and urgency of their potential impacts present a planetary risk that’s new, ...

Introduction. A new environmental history / Andrew C. Isenberg -- Part I. Dynamic environments and cultures -- 1. Beyond weather: the culture and politics of climate history / Mark Carey -- 2. Animals ...

Environmental history investigates the evolving interplay between human societies and their natural surroundings through time. This interdisciplinary field bridges archaeology, palaeoclimatology, ...