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Wednesday
How agencies will decide who gets funds for those facing pollution and health issues
Wednesday
Rikki Held, 22, arrives for the United States' first youth climate-change trial at Montana's 1st Judicial District Court in Helena, Mont., on June 12. She was one of 16 young plaintiffs, ages 5 to 22, who sued the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a "clean and healthful environment." William Campbell/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
In Suzanne Horsley's wellness classes at Toll Gate Grammar School in Pennington, N.J., elementary students learn about the health impacts of climate change. They play games that demonstrate what they have learned. Seyma Bayram/NPR hide caption
New Jersey requires climate change education. A year in, here's how it's going
Wednesday
In New Jersey, climate change education is rolled into all sorts of school subjects
Wednesday
Residents of Curtis Bay, Maryland have been fighting for cleaner air for years. A new satellite will take will help Air pollution data to get a big upgrade. Will it lead to cleaner air in the most burdened neighborhoods? Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Monday
David Jones dusts his house almost daily because the air in his neighborhood is so polluted. "You wake up in the morning and your throat hurts," he says. He is one of millions of people in the United States who live with dangerous air pollution, including gasses and particulates so small that they can worm their way deep into one's lungs and even cross into the brain. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
A new satellite could help clean up the air in America's most polluted neighborhoods
Thursday
Mountain snowmelt fills Lake Powell near Bullfrog Marina in Utah. The nation's second-largest reservoir has dropped to record-low levels, causing problems for part of the Colorado River that runs through Grand Canyon National Park. Alex Hager/KUNC hide caption
Wednesday
The Ohio River, which supplies drinking water to millions of people, is endangered
Sunday
View of a deforested and burned area of the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil on Sept. 2, 2022. Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
A man fills cans with water in order to bring water to homes in Xochimilco, Mexico. Silvana Flores/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
An update on getting aid to people in need in Syria after the earthquake
Wednesday
What Kroger is doing with data about customers in its loyalty program
Tuesday
Metal detectorist discovers 'Exquisite' Tudor necklace linked to King Henry VIII
Wednesday
As Turkey earthquake death toll grows, so does criticism of the Turkish government
Thursday
Why specialized police units like SCORPION may weaken community trust, not build it
Sunday
Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie Lévy's new graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem revives the forgotten story of Harlem mob boss Stephanie Saint Clair AKA Queenie in the form of a mafia thriller. Elizabeth Colomba, Aurélie Lévy/Abrams Comicarts - Megascope hide caption
Monday
A Freddie Gray protest in Baltimore, Md., in 2015. Devin Allen hide caption
Wednesday
Brittney Griner's agent on what it took to get Griner back to the U.S.
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Residents begin to return to their home following Hurricane Ian on October 1, 2022 in Pawleys Island, S.C. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption