diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a3ffd879cb..b6b758915e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2560,6 +2560,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env"
+version = "0.0.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "dotenv",
+ "easyenv",
+ "errors",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -6433,6 +6442,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dotenv",
  "easyenv",
  "enums",
+ "env",
  "errors",
  "files",
  "futures 0.1.31",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5e9df00d54..8b3edde56c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ members = [
   "crates/lib/datetimes",
   "crates/lib/deprecated/config", # TODO(bt, 2023-02-13): Deprecate or repurpose
   "crates/lib/deprecated/container_common", # TODO(bt, 2023-02-13): Pull apart and rehome pieces
-  "crates/lib/deprecated/http_server_common",
+  "crates/lib/deprecated/http_server_common", # TODO(bt, 2023-03-20): Move useful pieces to actix_helpers
+  "crates/lib/env",
   "crates/lib/errors",
   "crates/lib/files",
   "crates/lib/hashing",
diff --git a/crates/lib/env/Cargo.toml b/crates/lib/env/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79a226e9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lib/env/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[package]
+name = "env"
+edition = "2018"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = [
+    "Brandon Thomas <bt@brand.io>",
+    "Brandon Thomas <echelon@gmail.com>",
+]
+publish = false
+
+[lib]
+# NB: Public "env" crate is name-squatted, so we're fine to use this internally.
+name = "env"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+# Internal
+errors = { path = "../errors" }
+
+# External
+dotenv = "0.15.0"
+easyenv = "0.0.6"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+# None yet
diff --git a/crates/lib/env/src/lib.rs b/crates/lib/env/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d69e04213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lib/env/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//! env
+//!
+//! The purpose of this library is to handle reading environment variables.
+//!
+
+// Never allow these
+#![forbid(private_in_public)]
+#![forbid(unused_must_use)] // NB: It's unsafe to not close/check some things
+
+// Okay to toggle
+#![forbid(unreachable_patterns)]
+#![forbid(unused_imports)]
+#![forbid(unused_mut)]
+#![forbid(unused_variables)]
+
+// Always allow
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use errors::{anyhow, AnyhowResult};
+
+pub fn read_from_filename<P: AsRef<Path>>(filename: P) -> AnyhowResult<PathBuf> {
+  let result = dotenv::from_filename(filename)?;
+  Ok(result)
+}
+
+/// Try loading in an environment file across many search paths (first found wins).
+/// Returns an error if no file could be read or if in attempting to read a file there was an error.
+pub fn read_from_filename_and_paths<P: AsRef<Path>>(filename: P, paths: &[P]) -> AnyhowResult<()> {
+  for path in paths.iter() {
+    let path = path.as_ref().join(filename.as_ref());
+    let path = std::fs::canonicalize(path)?;
+
+    if path.exists() && path.is_file() {
+      return Ok(dotenv::from_path(path)?);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Err(anyhow!("No env file existed for filename {:?} in the search paths {:?}",
+    filename.as_ref(),
+    paths.iter().map(|p| p.as_ref().to_path_buf()).collect::<Vec<PathBuf>>()))
+}
diff --git a/crates/lib/errors/Cargo.toml b/crates/lib/errors/Cargo.toml
index 5993c618d8..c90b83bb80 100644
--- a/crates/lib/errors/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lib/errors/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ name = "errors"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
+# NB: This is one of the most central crates in the monorepo and everything depends on it.
+# Consider the dependencies here wisely.
 anyhow = "1.0.40"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
index 83182737b7..c1b5edda3a 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config = { path = "../../../lib/deprecated/config" }
 container_common = { path = "../../../lib/deprecated/container_common" }
 datetimes = { path = "../../../lib/datetimes" }
 enums = { path = "../../../_types/enums" }
+env = { path = "../../../lib/env" }
 errors = { path = "../../../lib/errors" }
 files = { path = "../../../lib/files" }
 google_drive_common = { path = "../../../lib/api_clients/google_drive_common" }