Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. American children are suffering from a "nature-deficit disorder" said Cheryl Charles, president ...

When Richard Louv published a book in 2005, he coined the term nature deficit disorder. He did so “to serve as a description of the human costs of alienation from nature … as a way to talk about an ...

The City of Cedar Rapids has been selected to join the Nature Everywhere Communities initiative, a national effort aimed at ...

Community gardens in urban areas provide inter-generational learning, promote social cohesion, provide nutrition education, reduce crime, lower grocery bills, create jobs, reduce carbon footprint, and ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

NORWELL ‒ The ahead-of-its-time South Shore YMCA Nature Center has been "reimagined" and is introducing itself again to the community with an updated campus and focus on what families want for their ...