Step two, Denver, #aseh24. Meeting old friends, making new ones, enjoying every bit of it. Now off to New Mexico and Arizona, and a step closer to the desert.

In 1970, 100% of US uranium was extracted from Diné land. The toxic legacy of this is still widely visible in the reservation, though it may happen to get distracted by the beauty of its places and people.

Last gig of an amazing trip, with a final stop in Atlanta. Spears, Ellen put me in touch with amazing colleagues at Emory University and I can't wait to meet them and their students tomorrow. I would say that I am and have been on fire, but it would be too easy a pun...

There are so many exciting things you can do in three days: you can prepare the perfect pizza dough, binge-watch Breaking Bad, climb the Cotopaxi, or even resurrect. This time, I’d urge you to apply for this position, the thrill will be the same, promised! universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024…

How did the safeguard of beaches and shorelines from plastic pollution become a catalyst for democratic participation and empowerment? Join us at the next RIAS-SciencesPo online seminar and listen to Elsa Devienne telling us everything about it! roosevelt.nl/nieuws/new-lec…

Check out Dario Fazzi's review Chelsea Schields's "Offshore Attachments: Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean," published in 2023 by University of California Press; review now available on H-Net Reviews #envhist #energy #gender h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

Through water, it is possible to better understand the paradoxes characterizing US history. Access to, control over, and exploitation of water resources have been crucial to the building of the US, and we'd love to further explore these relationships with you all. Come join us!

Soon the Olympics will be over and you'll all be looking for ways to fill up your time. Look no further, there's a brand-new essay to read, with military bases, academic programs, and "an army of students." The best way to kick off your new academic year...link.springer.com/article/10.105…

I'm beyond thrilled to see that Diplomatic History hosted a review of my book. And I'm extremely grateful to Dr. Kroll, who engaged with it in such a profound way. I wish I could have expressed my thoughts so convincingly and lucidly as he's done here. This is great doi.org/10.1093/dh/dha…

Want to join our team? Starting 1 January 2025 the RIAS is looking for a new Communications Officer. Check out the full vacancy here: tinyurl.com/y398djnn #vacancy #archive #communicationsofficer #communications #middelburg #zeeland #UShistory

Absolutely thrilled that Melani McAlister AKA Childless Cat Lady will kick off our 2024-2025 Seminar Series, organized in collaboration with CHSP. She will present her latest book, after which their is time for discussion. Register for the online event here: tinyurl.com/bdf9kdnt

Next year, we'll host one of our international PhD seminars at the RIAS in cooperation with a nascent network of young researchers working on environmental history at Dutch (speaking) institutions. Spread the word, it's gonna be fun, as usual! roosevelt.nl/en/nieuws/call…

Come join us at the RIAS! We've got two fully funded PhD positions open and can't wait to meet our future, brilliant, new colleagues. Pro tip: Middelburg has so far no major housing shortage problem...roosevelt.nl/en/nieuws/vaca…. Application, project, and deadline info 👇

The CfP of our RIAS - Theodore Roosevelt Center 2025 conference is still open. You've got time till the end of the month to send us your proposals and ideas on how (and why) you think we should all explore US history through the lenses of water. More info 👇 roosevelt.nl/en/nieuws/conf…

This should be a great conference!

I like to call it our 'MoMo' symposium, which uses the Montreal Protocol as a prism through which to look at the development of international environmental governance. So, please, feel free to send us your abstract, even if you have never heard of CFCs before! See you soon!

My first and hopefully not last, podcast interview in Dutch. I'm so proud I've been able to say something going beyond grocery in this arcane language that I almost can't believe it. Special thanks to the brilliant guys running this series and my 8yo Dutch guru. Het was geweldig!

Since global environmental governance might end today come and write its history with funding from Dario Fazzi and Pathways to Sustainability UU DEADLINE 15 Dec!. Workshop in June. Funding available!! Environmental History Environmental History Now