Explorations in Environmental History

Native American Church members need steady access to peyote, but demand for the plant has been outstripping supply.

Once a benefit to humanity but now a scourge, the environment of the Niger Delta has been transformed into a haven for violence, militancy, and criminality.

Environmental activism in the 1960s forced the Army Corps of Engineers to limit the open-water dumping of dredge spoils in the Great Lakes and create new “natural” areas along the shore.

The urbanization of Bangalore transformed the once-strong relationship between communities and the lakes that they once created and maintained.