Environmental Geography

Environmental geography is concerned with the relationship between humans and the environment; increasing efforts to limit access to water d...

When a term is hard to define, sometimes examples are helpful. The list of specialty groups of the Association of American Geographers do th...

I had a terrific Belgica Ale with lunch at the Phoenix Emporium in Ellicott City, Maryland. The server helped me with the pronunciation -- ...

Plastic is lightweight and does not go away. Even if recycled into various forms and products, it is ultimately quite likely to end up in th...

One of my environmental students introduced me to LUSH, a global personal-care company that has a great way to reduce packaging: solids inst...

From the NPR photo gallery I had learned long ago of Henry Ford's misadventures in the Amazon, but I did not realize the extent of hi...

If anybody still doubts that the United States needs single-payer health care, this story might close the case. What we see as "freedom...

Walking through Adams Morgan in DC last night, we noticed this terrific mural, the first major work in DC to include President Obama. It is ...

This story on NPR's Morning Edition illustrates the valuable role coffee shops can play in community cohesion. When the town of Ellswor...

"People who smoke use it as a stress reliever. It is satisfying to just toss it down when you are done." ~~ Annalynn LaChica, San ...