This is the 263rd 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. 

Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (March 14, 2022 – March 20, 2022):

Monday: “Opinion: Youngkin can deliver the promise of environmental justice for underserved communities” by Robert “J.R.” Gurley, The Washington Post

Tuesday: “Assistant Professor in Environmental History” by Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin – Department of History, jobs.ac.uk

Wednesday: “Open Letter in Defence of Black British History at Goldsmiths,” History Workshop

https://twitter.com/silbey/status/1504176220468035588?s=20&t=EAXTFPE2PVMYs6ro69RyYQ

Thursday: “When the Mongols Set Out to Conquer the World, There Was Only One Limiting Factor: Grass” by Wayne E. Lee, HistoryNet

Friday: “Transit-oriented communities can address history of environmental racism” by Larry Rizzolo, The CT Mirror

Saturday: “It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. Scientists are flabbergasted.” by Jason Samenow and Kasha Patel, The Washington Post

Sunday:  “More Voices, New Sources: Using Historical Documents to Diversify a Survey Syllabus” by Bathsheba Demuth, Environmental History Now

Top Words

  1. University
  2. History
  3. Professor
  4. army
  5. Mongol
  6. steppe
  7. Black
  8. will
  9. Associate
  10. forces
University, History, Professor

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Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt is an environmental historian of Canada and the United States. She is passionate about the use of digital technologies to bridge the gap between the public and researchers. In addition to her community and professional work, she offers various editing and social media consultancy services.

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