Said, Get, Environmental

This is the 234th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week.

A white woman with long dark hair and bangs with the word "Said" in a banner in front of her

Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (August 23, 2021 – August 29, 2021):

Arizona's monsoon rains remain undefeated against Trump's border wallhttps://t.co/a1WKG0TJ2b
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) August 22, 2021

Monday: “Trump’s Border Wall Torn Apart by Arizona Monsoon Rains” by Brian Kahn, Gizmodo

JOBS! Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History at the ANU. https://t.co/fhs4zNJjRl
— CSAA (@CSAAustralasia) August 24, 2021

Tuesday: “Postdoctoral Fellow,” Australian National University

AAR launches inaugural #ESG Report:
“While we have a long history of ESG-related activities, this report marks the first time we have consolidated + communicated our actions comprehensively” @AAR_JHolmes

Press release:https://t.co/qZsZtMNmJL

ESG report:https://t.co/YyXh0d5I3N pic.twitter.com/TCVVnVIqXi
— AAR CORP. (@AARCORP) August 24, 2021

Wednesday: “Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG),” AAR

"The deepest cause of this calamity is decades of underinvestment at the federal level in the nation’s wastewater infrastructure combined with a history of structural racism," write @CathFlowers and @NRDC's Mitchell Bernard. https://t.co/LTqdVDxrF6
— Nicole Lampe (@nicole_amber) August 26, 2021

Thursday: “When Environmental Racism Causes a Hygienic Hell” by Catherine Flowers and Mitchell Bernard, The New York Times

The world in which educational institutions operate today require greater agility and fluency in strategy development than ever before in history.

Disruption will be part of our foreseeable future, from competitive, environmental, or economic forces. https://t.co/1lsGt5szER
— Ian Symmonds (@IanSymmonds) August 26, 2021

Friday: “ISA Launches Near-Term Strategic Planning Initiative,” Ian Symmonds and Associates

As a doctor said, after seeing this story: “everyone should see this and share it” https://t.co/jfwcTRxvQf
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) August 27, 2021

Saturday: “Veteran dies of treatable illness as COVID fills hospital beds, leaving doctors ‘playing musical chairs’,” CBS News

"The particles can induce inflammation in lung cells, and can worsen respiratory conditions such as pneumonia, asthma & bronchitis… wherever particulate matter rose… COVID-19 cases increased by 11% and deaths by almost 9%." https://t.co/WC5nKtpcGD
— Franke James (@frankejames) August 28, 2021

Sunday: “Harvard study links exposure to wildfire smoke and COVID-19 with implications for BC” by Alex Cyr, The Globe and Mail