Article by Altoona professor featured in French publication

Brian Black

Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, was the opening speaker at the Canadian History and Environmental Summer School, held in May at Western University in London, Ontario.

Credit: Penn State

ALTOONA, Pa. — Translated into French, an essay by Brian Black, distinguished professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, is used as the conclusion of the book “Vivre et Lutter dans un Monde Toxique: Violence Environnmentale et Sante a l’age du Petrole.”

The piece, “Closing the Loop: Informing our Energy Transition with New Knowledge,” was originally produced for a 2019 conference in Lyon, France, and encouraged industrial historians and social scientists to consider the implications faced by communities related to the global petro-chemical industry.

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