We've added a post to our blog, by Donghyun Woo introducing his recent article in 'Environment and History', ‘Squid and Socialists: Power, Nature and the Unruly East Sea in North Korea, 1945–1964’: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/02/09/s... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #cephalopods #korea #envhum

We’re pleased to announce publication of issue 10.1 of ‘The Journal of Population and Sustainability’, available #openaccess here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/issue/vi... @popnmatters.bsky.social #population #sustainability #envhum

There's a new post on our blog, by Eliot Fackler on 'Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae and the Dismal History of the Black Swamp'; originally published in 'Environment and History' as a Snapshot article. Free to read here: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/01/19/b... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #algae #LakeErie

In 'Squid and Socialists', Donghyun Woo analyses how squid in the East Sea undermined production quotas and eluded state planning from 1945 to 1964, showing how nonhuman herd agency exposed the limits of Pyongyang’s efforts to discipline oceanic nature. 🗃️ #envhist doi.org/10.3828/whpe...

2 new ahead-of-print articles live now! In 'The Fugitive Steppe', Jackie Erlon-Baurjan examines how Russian imperial ambitions to transform the Kazakh steppe between 1840 and 1914 were shaped by and in turn reshaped understandings of climate. doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

Here’s a preview of the cover and contents of ‘Plant Perspectives’ 3.1, forthcoming in April. #plantstudies #envhum @plantperspectives.bsky.social www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/index

We've published a new #openaccess article in 'Plant Perspectives'. Marion De Schepper writes 'Violently Vibrant, Obscurely (Un)Alike: Surrealist Representations of Plants in the Avant-Garde Magazine "Minotaure"': doi.org/10.3197/WHPP.... #plantstudies #surrealist @plantperspectives.bsky.social

We're pleased to announce #openaccess publication of 'Global Environment' 19.1, a special issue on 'Global Fat Resources' guest edited by Elena Kochetkova, Matthias Heymann and Ines Prodöhl: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpge/cu... #envhist @globalenvironment.bsky.social

We’re pleased to announce publication of issue 10.1 of ‘The Journal of Population and Sustainability’, available #openaccess here: www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/issue/vi... @popnmatters.bsky.social #population #sustainability #envhum

We're delighted to welcome Dr. Leona Watson (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) as Editor of 'Environment and History'. Huge thanks to outgoing Editor, Dr. David Moon (@york.ac.uk), for his excellent work over the last few years. We look forward to seeing what's next for @eandhwhp.bsky.social! #envhist

We've published a new article ahead of print in 'Global Environment', by Sunny Ruchi Ecka on "Mahua: A Lifesaving Famine Food in the Nineteenth Century"; read it #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpg... #envhist #plantstudies @globalenvironment.bsky.social @plantperspectives.bsky.social

There's a new post on our blog, by Eliot Fackler on 'Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae and the Dismal History of the Black Swamp'; originally published in 'Environment and History' as a Snapshot article. Free to read here: whitehorsepress.blog/2026/01/19/b... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #algae #LakeErie

We're pleased to report that Tim Soens' 2013 article 'Flood Security in the Medieval and Early Modern North Sea Area: A Question of Entitlement?' is now #openaccess, thanks to @vuamsterdam.bsky.social. You can read the piece here: www.doi.org/10.3197/0967... #envhist #northsea @eandhwhp.bsky.social

Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Nomadic Peoples' 30.1, forthcoming in March. 'Nomadic Peoples' is a #subscribetoopen title and we're within reach of our 2026 target to make vol 30 #openaccess. Please encourage your institution to subscribe, if they have not yet done so! #pastoralism

We're delighted to welcome Dr. Leona Watson (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) as Editor of 'Environment and History'. Huge thanks to outgoing Editor, Dr. David Moon (@york.ac.uk), for his excellent work over the last few years. We look forward to seeing what's next for @eandhwhp.bsky.social! #envhist

We've published a new article ahead of print in 'Global Environment', by Sunny Ruchi Ecka on "Mahua: A Lifesaving Famine Food in the Nineteenth Century"; read it #openaccess here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpg... #envhist #plantstudies @globalenvironment.bsky.social @plantperspectives.bsky.social

Environment and History Vol. 32, no. 1 is out now! This issue includes new research articles, snapshots, book reviews, and the @eseh.bsky.social notepad. Subscribers can read here liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32/1 🗃️ #envhist

We've added a new post to our blog, by Björn Billing on 'Visualising Icebergs in the Early Modern Period'; read it here: whitehorsepress.blog/2025/12/22/v... #envhist @eandhwhp.bsky.social #iceberg #arctic

Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Nomadic Peoples' 30.1, forthcoming in March. 'Nomadic Peoples' is a #subscribetoopen title and we're within reach of our 2026 target to make vol 30 #openaccess. Please encourage your institution to subscribe, if they have not yet done so! #pastoralism

We're pleased to report that Tim Soens' 2013 article 'Flood Security in the Medieval and Early Modern North Sea Area: A Question of Entitlement?' is now #openaccess, thanks to @vuamsterdam.bsky.social. You can read the piece here: www.doi.org/10.3197/0967... #envhist #northsea @eandhwhp.bsky.social

For the New Year, we're running a SALE of 25% off all books on our site. Use code WHP2026NY on anything listed here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... || Thanks to M. Johnson for painting these aconites, blossoming near Cambridge even in deep midwinter. #envhist #envhum #pastorialism #plantstudies

Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Global Environment' 19.1 (2026), a special issue on 'Global Fat Resources' edited by Elena Kochetkova, Matthias Heymann and Ines Prodöhl; #openaccess thanks to the KOALA Consortium and all our subscribers! @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist #fat

We're pleased to announce a new #openaccess book by John Foster, forthcoming June 2026: 'Lifeworld: A Fresh Approach to Environmental Philosophy'. More info attached, and here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #philosophy #envhum #sustainability @openbookcollective.bsky.social

For the New Year, we're running a SALE of 25% off all books on our site. Use code WHP2026NY on anything listed here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... || Thanks to M. Johnson for painting these aconites, blossoming near Cambridge even in deep midwinter. #envhist #envhum #pastorialism #plantstudies

We've added a new post to our blog, by Björn Billing on 'Visualising Icebergs in the Early Modern Period'; read it here: whitehorsepress.blog/2025/12/22/v... #envhist @eandhwhp.bsky.social #iceberg #arctic

And lastly, in "War: Wasting at Another Pace," Iris Borowy analyzes the multifaceted intersections between war and waste management, examining the ways in which industrial warfare waste has shaped landscapes. doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

In "Coastal Commons in Times of Crisis", Wanda Marcussen explores the role of Oslofjord fisheries in mitigating the 1740-1743 famine in coastal Norway doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

In "Wearing Wild Birds", Laura Valls examines the late 19th century fashion trend of entire birds displayed on women's hats and clothing, exploring public reactions that led to the first preservation movements doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

Four (!) new ahead-of-print articles live now! In "Sick of the City", Beth Wittmann explores the fat body politics of outdoor culture in the US, arguing that body size was a culturally impactful factor in shaping perceptions of outdoor recreation doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

We've published a new #openaccess article ahead of print in 'The Journal of Population and Sustainability' in which Richard Grossman asks 'Is Legal Abortion Required for a Sustainable Population?' Online here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpj... #population #reproductiverights #sustainability

We've published a new #openaccess article ahead of print in 'Plant Perspectives', in which Sabrina Dookie considers 'Mangroves as Sacred Forests'. You can find it here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpp... @plantperspectives.bsky.social #mangroves #plantstudies #forests #planthum #envhum

We've published a new #openaccess article ahead of print in 'Nomadic Peoples', being Ariell Ahearn et al. on 'Adaptation and Resilience of Pastoralists during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mongolia'; online here: doi.org/10.3828/whpn... #pastoralism #COVID #subscribetoopen #mongolia #resilience

In a new blog post, Claudia Leal asks 'Do the vast majority of world dogs – past and present – have a place in history?' Free to read here: whitehorsepress.blog/2025/12/15/t... #envhist #dogs #animalhistories @eandhwhp.bsky.social

Here's a preview of the cover and contents of 'Global Environment' 19.1 (2026), a special issue on 'Global Fat Resources' edited by Elena Kochetkova, Matthias Heymann and Ines Prodöhl; #openaccess thanks to the KOALA Consortium and all our subscribers! @globalenvironment.bsky.social #envhist #fat

We're pleased to announce a new #openaccess book by John Foster, forthcoming June 2026: 'Lifeworld: A Fresh Approach to Environmental Philosophy'. More info attached, and here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #philosophy #envhum #sustainability @openbookcollective.bsky.social

We've published a new #openaccess article ahead of print in 'Nomadic Peoples', being Ariell Ahearn et al. on 'Adaptation and Resilience of Pastoralists during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mongolia'; online here: doi.org/10.3828/whpn... #pastoralism #COVID #subscribetoopen #mongolia #resilience

In "Technocratic Environmentalism in Socialist Science Diplomacy," Barbora Buzássyová examines Czechoslovak geologists' use of the International Geological Correlation Programme to advance technocratic environmentalism in diplomacy during the late Cold War. doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

2 more ahead-of-print articles! In "Visualising Icebergs," Björn Billing examines visual representations of icebergs in engravings and other works of art (c. 1570-1770), elucidating aesthetic and epistemological aspects of the early modern Arctic doi.org/10.3828/whpe... 🗃️ #envhist

We've added a new post to our blog, in which Chris Halsted contextualises his new article in 'Environment and History' on ‘Germany’s Feral Rheas: Colonialism, Rewilding, and Deep History in the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve’: whitehorsepress.blog/2025/12/03/g... #envhist @eandhwhp.bsky.social #birds

We're delighted to share more information about our forthcoming #openaccess book 'Grasping Soil', edited by Emily Brownell and forthcoming in March. See attached the details; and paperback copies are available for pre-order here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #envhum #soil

We're delighted to report that Adam Liebman (Chinese University of Hong Kong) has accepted the role of Deputy Editor at Worldwide Waste. Welcome aboard, @adamdliebman.bsky.social! Bio: www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~ant/memberp... Journal: www.whp-journals.co.uk/WW/index #critcalwastestudies #envhum #scrap

We've published a new #openaccess article in 'The Journal of Population and Sustainability', by Theodore Lianos on 'Thomas More’s Utopia as a Steady State Economy'. Available here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpj... #population #utopia #steadystateeconomy

We've added a new post to our blog, in which Chris Halsted contextualises his new article in 'Environment and History' on ‘Germany’s Feral Rheas: Colonialism, Rewilding, and Deep History in the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve’: whitehorsepress.blog/2025/12/03/g... #envhist @eandhwhp.bsky.social #birds

In "Energy, Ecology and Gender in the Middle-Class Home of the Eighteenth-Century Low Countries," Wout Saelens examines the impact of fossil fuel usage on housewives and maidservants who bore the burden of new discomforts accompanying this new energy regime 🗃️ #envhist doi.org/10.3828/whpe...

In "The Treatment of Smog in Britain," Caizhou Cui analyses the roles played by national organizations in raising public awareness and influencing policy on air pollution in 20th century Britain, which served as a model for other nations. 🗃️ #envhist doi.org/10.3828/whpe...

3 new ahead-of-print articles available now! In "Germany’s Feral Rheas," Chris Halstead examines the establishment of a population of these flightless birds in northern Germany, facilitated by the creation of the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve. 🗃️ #envhist doi.org/10.3828/whpe...

We've published a new #openaccess article in 'The Journal of Population and Sustainability', by Theodore P. Lianos on 'Thomas More’s Utopia as a Steady State Economy'. Available here: www.doi.org/10.3197/whpj... #population #sustainability #utopia #economy

We've published two new poems online first in 'Plant Perspectives': Pujita Guha, 'the plants to live by' (doi.org/10.3197/WHPP...); and Nicholas Robinette, 'Betula papyrifera' (doi.org/10.3197/WHPP...). Both are #openaccess – enjoy! @plantperspectives.bsky.social #plantstudies #poetry

We're delighted to share more information about our forthcoming #openaccess book 'Grasping Soil', edited by Emily Brownell and forthcoming in March. See attached the details; and paperback copies are available for pre-order here: www.whpress.co.uk/publications... #envhum #soil

We've added a new post by Nils Johansson to our blog, exploring ‘how the plastic bag became an iconic symbol of environmental degradation'; originally published as a Snapshot in 'Environment and History'. Check it out here: whitehorsepress.blog/2025/11/10/t... @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist #plastic