BBC quotes Adam Rome in an article explaining how the largest environmental movement in history was born and how this day has changed since the first Earth Day. “The first Earth Day was unrepeatable.

Each year on April 22, people around the globe come together to honor and conserve their shared home: Earth. Known as Earth Day, the holiday got its start in the United States in 1970 as a teach-in on ...

Adam Rome is an environmental historian. He can speak to the media about various topics in environmental history — the study of how human societies have interacted with and exploited the natural world ...

At first glance, the modern environmental movement and the far-right movement – including anti-immigrant and white supremacist groups – might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology ...

Part 1. The natures of Indian America before Columbus. The pristine myth: the landscape of the Americas in 1492 / William M. Denevan. Documents -- Part 2. The other invaders: deadly diseases and ...

In 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which captured the public’s imagination and led to a shift in the understanding of our relationship with the natural world. Her book ...

In 2018, hundreds of thousands of protesters joined France's yellow vest movement against French President Emmanuel Macron’s carbon tax hike. (Photo by Christophe Leung / CC BY 2.0) This is your first ...

Tracy Perkins currently receives or has previously received research funding from: the University of New Hampshire; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and University of Arizona; the DC Oral ...

Oct. 11—Walt Disney is a towering figure in American history, known for his contributions to the entertainment industry with his legendary animated films and the world-famous amusement park phenomenon ...