This is the forty-ninth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week.
Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (January 29– February 4, 2018):
Monday: “Scientists Identify Third-Largest Eruption in Earth’s History” by Laurie L. Dove, HowStuffWorks
Tuesday: “Chile creates five national parks over 10m acres in historic act of conservation” by Jonathan Franklin, The Guardian
Wednesday: “How O-Six became Yellowstone’s ‘most beloved’ wolf,” The Current
Thursday: “The Environmental History of the Pacific World,” Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
Friday: “Why Environmental Protections are Important to Black History Month” by Moms Clean Air Force, Moms Clean Air Force
Saturday: “BC Environment Has Suffered from a History of ‘Reliance’” by Stephanie Smith, The Tyee
Sunday: “It’s Official: No Provincial Charges for Mount Polley Mine Spill, One of Largest Environmental Disasters in Canadian History” by Carol Linnett, DeSmog Canada
Top Words
1. environmental
2. said
3. B.C
4. government
5. charges
6. federal
7. University
8. will
9. people
10. land
11. EPA
Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 