University of Maryland, College Park
Writing about the Environment
Spring 2026
A semester-long blogging project with student contributors from the University of Maryland College Park. This course is offered through the Professional Writing Program.
Led by Toyin Adeyemi, Lecturer
Latest Writing
Most conversations about waste focus on what happens after we throw something away. Can it be recycled? Composted? Burned? Sent to a landfill? But one of the biggest environmental problems connected to waste is something we rarely see: methane emissions from landfills. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, landfills are one of the largest human…
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Photo Credit Jason Shan and Susanna Tang “Food deserts are classified as regions with little access to fresh produce, and they affect millions of Americans.” When we talk about healthy food and sustainability, it is easy to say “eat better” or “support local,” but it’s not that simple. Policies play a big role in what farmers can…
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DMV Metalcore band demanding to perform to a venue of 24 people, promoting death to the hypercapitalistic state of America. Source: “Perspective | a Striking Visual Foray into a Unique Moment in D.C. Metal Music History.” Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022, http://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/12/14/striking-visual-foray-into-unique-moment-dc-metal-music-history/. Music in and of itself cannot be classified as a language, because it…
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