Earlier this year, Juan Manuel Rubio and I spoke with Bethany Wiggin about the role of environmental humanities projects in higher education and public life. We reflected upon our experiences developing the podcast series Mining for the Climate (produced by Blue Lab at Princeton University), which looks at how domestic ...

How can public school food programs be transformed to center ideas of justice, equity, and sustainability? In November 2024, I sat down with Dr. Jennifer Gaddis and Dr. Sarah A. Robert to talk about their co-edited book Transforming School Food Politics Around the World, published by MIT Press. The book is ...

In fall 2024, we were visited by environmental filmmaker Jeff Spitz, whose film Return of Navajo Boy, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation, drew urgent attention to the contaminating impact of uranium mining on Navajo lands and People. These joint efforts resulted in a record $1bn compensation to the Nation ...

How can disability and illness function differently in how we think about environmental justice? How can we bring disability into focus as a crucial access point for thinking about more livable futures for all? In November 2024, it was my privilege to converse with Sunaura Taylor, author of the book ...