Something that I have been worried about. The environmental humanities is not meant to save the humanities (some think this), it is to save the environment. If we can’t see that, the humanities don’t deserve to be saved.

Friend just sent this from their deck of a terrifying video (still here) from tornado in Nebraska. Stay safe…

Same for Nebraska. We never talk about it. Early, strange cancers. Grandparents, cousins, children.

MNpaleofuture.bsky.socialApr 10, 2024 10:51pm

“If you did an aerial map of Iowa, we are — river to river and north to south — a bath of ag chemicals: herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, nitrates.”

What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?

Iowa has the fastest-growing rate of new cancers in the nation and the second-highest cancer rate overall, behind Kentucky.

From my totality to yours.

Learned about the wildfire urban interface near the Marshall fire area. Even learned how to dig a line with local rangers! National Center for Atmospheric Research. Boulder, Colorado. #ASEH2024

Best part of conferences, when cool people you admire say hello. @ccmmody.bsky.social#ASEH2024

New brilliant work by Desirée Valadares on the Alaska Highway and uneven road dust pollution. #ASEH2024

Great panel at #ASEH24@jessvarner.bsky.social@dollyjorgensen.bsky.social, Charlotte Leib, Tobah Aukland Peck, Teresa Montoya, and Pollyanna Rhee for a great session!

If you are an emerging scholar (without research funds), reach out to me for a coffee or lunch in ASEH Denver. Tell me what you are working on and happy to support your caffeine/sugar/carb needs. #ASEH2024

If you are an emerging scholar (without research funds), reach out to me for a coffee or lunch in ASEH Denver. Tell me what you are working on and happy to support your caffeine/sugar/carb needs. #ASEH2024