Court, Autism, Public

This is the eighty-fifth 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 amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (October 8 – October 14, 2018):

Important history—and an important reminder of what large majorities of today’s Americans want: 71% don’t want Roe v Wade overturned, 70% “want to overturn Citizens United,” and 60% “would like to see environmental regulations preserved or strengthened.”
https://t.co/ocSyQC4lRv

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) October 7, 2018

Monday: “When the Supreme Court Lurches Right” by Emily Bazelon, The New York Times Magazine

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They lied through their teeth & Bobby Kennedy Jnr Environmental Lawyer is going to help parents take this biggest coverup in the history of mankind over the finish line.

Dr…. https://t.co/FwvP5YPf2L

— AVN (@AVN_Choice) October 9, 2018

Tuesday: “Misconduct, Mitochondria and the Omnibus Autism Proceedings” by Louis Conte, Children’s Health Defense

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“Some of the rollback and attacks on the EPA and other organisations are also attacks on knowledge production, which is what universities are about.” UT Austin confronts its funding history: https://t.co/tHzViT1lFz #EnvHist

— Mark Stoll (@markrstoll) October 10, 2018

Wednesday: “University of Texas: eco-conscious campus and major fracking landlord” by Tom Dart, The Guardian

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CA Dem Cisneros' Foundation Invested in Company with History of Environmental Fines (Gold-Mining Co. Fined $9 Million for Dumping More Than 1,000,000 Liters of Cyanide in 5 Argentinian Rivers in 2015)https://t.co/qzozJodL14

— Mary Wilbur (@marywilbur93) October 11, 2018

Thursday: “Cisneros’ Foundation Invested in Company With History of Environmental Fines” by Susan Crabtree, The Washington Free Beacon 

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https://twitter.com/Martamendoza718/status/1050804016740007941

Friday: “‘The Guy Who Defended Company That Caused Worst Oil Spill in US History’ Just Confirmed to Head DOJ’s Environmental Division” by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams

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The Evolution of Eating in Bear Country #envhist #NationalParks #wildlife https://t.co/2Et2kRiE0K

— Robin O'Sullivan (@historynibbles) October 12, 2018

Saturday: “The Evolution of Eating in Bear Country” by Kris Millgate, Cool Green Science

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https://twitter.com/7UMMIT/status/1051254653504098305

Sunday: “World War II Bombings Weakened Earth’s Upper Atmosphere at Edge of Space,” 7UMMIT Canada

Top Words

1. court

2. autism

3. public

4. Court

5. law

6. case

7. will

8. conservative

9. Congress

10. one