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From the English Garden to LA
Lawrence Culver reflects on his time as a Carson Fellow in Munich, examining the similarities and differences that Munich and his
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Fighting the Deadly Fog
Amy M. Hay examines the history of Agent Orange and its environmental and human consequences—a story that represented a transnational history.
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Woodland Rambles
Kieko Matteson reflects on her childhood in Vermont, emphasizing how material traces such as stone walls and agricultural features reveal past land use and human-environment interactions.
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Salvation Road
Gijs Mom traces his path into environmental history through an initial concern with electric vehicles and the history of automobility.
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The Neo-Materialist Flip
Timothy LeCain outlines his shift from viewing technology as a departure from nature to understanding humans as materially embedded within it.
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From Social to Environmental History. And Back?
Marc Elie reflects on the evolution of his research on tragic events in twentieth-century Russia and the Soviet Union—from researching Gulag ex-detainees to analyzing the history of disaster and risk management.
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From East to West
Lajos Rácz traces his development as a climate historian back to his experience growing up in rural Hungary.
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Globalizing Environmental History—Again
Franz Uekoetter examines the evolution of environmental history in the context of globalization, highlighting its early global focus and the more recent trend towards specialization and nuanced narratives.
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Mainstreaming Environmental History
Martin V. Melosi reflects on the past and future of environmental history, noting its broad scope but also its tendencies to prioritize social history and ecological concerns over certain “top-down” topics, such as the environmental politics of specific governments.
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The Cash Value of Environmental History
Stephen J. Pyne argues that environmental historians can offer practical value to communities, particularly in areas such as wildfire management.