Starbucks plans to phase out paper cups in the U.S. and Canada
As part of the company's goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030, customers will be able to bring a reusable cup to get their drinks by the end of next year.
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The Coast Guard is working to free a container ship stuck in the Chesapeake Bay
The vessel left Baltimore on Sunday carrying general cargo and grounded while it was on its way to Norfolk, Va.
Politicians and experts debate whether gas tax holidays are worthwhile
As gas prices rise, politicians call for gas taxes to be suspended. Transportation experts say such moves won't provide much relief and would cut into needed spending on roads, bridges and transit.
Airplanes are durable so it makes sense to repurpose them
An Ireland-based duo — Kevin Regan and his business partner Shane Thornton — are recycling airplanes to create home offices, glamping pods — that kind of thing.
News brief: Blinken on Ukraine, Additional COVID Booster, gas tax holidays
Secretary of State Blinken talks to NPR about the war in Ukraine. Pfizer is asking the FDA to authorize another booster for older adults. As gas prices go up, there are calls to suspend gas taxes.
On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents
It took women working year round full-time jobs 74 extra days to earn what men did in 2021. And the data is worse for women of color, who are disproportionately employed in low-wage jobs.
What Ukraine war news looks like from Russia
State TV has long been Russians' top news source. Now it's becoming the only word of record, presenting stories of "surgical" attacks on Ukrainian nationalists and threats of anti-Russian bioweapons.
Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws after fight over her climate change stance
Biden's pick to be the Fed's top bank regulator has withdrawn her nomination. She attracted Republican opposition after calling on bank regulators to monitor the financial risks from climate change.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 15)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Companies that divest from fossil fuel could face a state boycott in Texas
As threats from climate change grow, big financial firms are betting on the energy transition. But that's provoked a conservative backlash, with Texas leading states aiming to boycott such funds.