You'll want these five films on your list for fall
After a two-year dry spell, Hollywood's summer blockbusters finally busted some blocks this year. Now, the question is how to keep that momentum going.
Environment
Upgraded recycling directory for businesses is now available
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has overhauled and relaunched its Recycling Markets Directory
The first hurricane of the season arrived late, but don't let your guard down
"Things are all upside-down," making it hard for hurricanes to form, an expert says. But experts warn not to assume there's less risk just because the first months of hurricane season have been calm.
Pakistan's former climate change minister says big polluters need to pay up
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Pakistan's former climate change minister, about what needs to happen for his country to adapt to dangerous extreme weather, like flooding.
Avoiding the tap water in Jackson, Miss., has been a way of life for decades
Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.
The link between water quality and social inequality
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristi P. Fedinick, Executive Director of the Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy, about her research into water violations in predominantly communities of color.
Biden has a $369 billion climate plan — and new advisers to get the program running
President Biden has brought one of Washington's most experienced political hands into the White House to help implement the climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Mothers tell how Pakistan's monsoon floods have upended their lives
In the city of Nowshera, tent cities for flood refugees are springing up on college campuses. At one such haven, mothers spoke to NPR about their struggle to survive.
California lawmakers move to keep the state's last nuclear plant open
California lawmakers have approved subsidies to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating past a scheduled shutdown by 2025 in hopes of helping the state meet its climate change goals.