Environment

December 06, 2024

Houston History Magazine Panel: "Resilient Houston: Documenting Hurricane Harvey"
Guest Speaker Panel: "When the Lights (and Heat) Went out in Texas: The Texas Blackout in Historical Context"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Race, Health, and Air Pollution in Houston: Environmental Justice During COVID-19"
Guest Speaker Panel: "Seadrift Documentary Panel Discussion: Race, Refugees, and Redemption"
Charles Ciliske: "Buffalo Bayou & Tributaries Flood Control Project"
Stephen Klineberg: "Prophetic City: Tracking Responses to Mounting Inequalities, Ethnic Transformations, and Severe Storms"
Roberto Barrios: "Cacophony of Disaster: Interpreting Houston's Many Voices in Harvey's Aftermath"
Rebecca Benefiel: "Roman Graffiti and Digital Humanities"
Eric Magrane: "Climate, History, and the Poetry of Place: The Sonoran Desert and Beyond"
Houston History Magazine Panel: "Houston's Helping Hand: Remembering Hurricane Katrina"
Richard Mizelle: Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster
Merlin Chowkwanyun: Civic Tech, History, and Environmental Health Protection: Leveraging IT for Social Good?

Top Stories

July 3, 2025

Veteran UH economist Thomas DeGregori dies after 60-year academic career

Veteran UH economist Thomas DeGregori dies after 60-year academic career

Department Updates

July 3, 2025

2024 Department of History Newsletter

History

June 26, 2025

Political moves threaten US fossil fuel industry

Republican-led efforts, including deep budget cuts and regulatory rollbacks, are threatening U.S. fossil fuel companies by undermining federal support for technologies like carbon capture and clean hydrogen. While aimed at boosting fossil fuels, these moves may weaken the industry’s global competitiveness in emerging energy markets.