Young people sued Montana over climate change and won. Republicans are pushing back
Young people in Montana won a lawsuit against the state for promoting fossil fuels, saying it violated the right to "a clean and healthful environment." This year, lawmakers tried to change that.
Los Angeles Teachers Union To Vote On Tentative Agreement To End Strike
The Los Angeles teachers union has reached a tentative agreement with the L.A. Unified School District. In order to end the strike, union members must first vote to approve the agreement.
Congress Returns To Washington As Shutdown Continues With No New Talks
After President Trump offered temporary protections for some immigrants in the country illegally in return for $5.7 billion for a border wall Democrats rejected it.
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson Reacts To Trump's Border Wall Proposal
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, about President Trump's proposal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Delta Air Lines Pays To Keep Martin Luther King Jr. National Park Open For Holiday
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park had been shuttered because of the partial government shutdown. But Delta Air Lines paid to keep it open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In Wisconsin, Farmers May Soon Be Milking The Profits Of Solar Energy Instead Of Cows
Wisconsin, the Dairy State, may someday be known as the Solar State too. While solar is a boost for some struggling dairy farmers, others fear the fallout from turning their farm community into a solar production site.
How Employees With The Federal Bureau Of Prisons Are Coping During The Shutdown
Almost all of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' 36,000 employees are being forced to work without pay. Some can't afford gas to get to work, others are selling spare household items on the Internet.
Google Employees Hope To Turn Last Year's Walkouts Into Real Change
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Vicki Tardif, a linguist at Google, who led one of the walkouts last year. Now, she's building upon that with a social media campaign to end forced arbitration.
China Says Claim Of Gene-Edited Babies 'Seriously Violated' Regulations
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Associated Press reporter Marilynn Marchione about the Chinese government's investigation into He Jiankui, who claims he created the world's first gene-edited babies.
Thrift Stores Say They're Swamped With Donations After 'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo'
Thrift stores are overwhelmed as people bring stuff in after watching Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. NPR's Audie Cornish hears from New Yorker fashion columnist Rachel Syme about the trend.