Eight young people are suing Alaska to stop a major natural gas project A group of young Alaskans is suing the state to halt a high-profile natural gas project. They argue fossil fuel development will worsen climate change, which is already threatening their communities. Kavitha George
How Chicago, Columbus are helping families and homeless in the heatwave Chicago officials will do wellness checks for heat-vulnerable seniors and the unhoused as temperatures hit the 90s.
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple a killer view — and united residents in outrage A politically connected Missouri couple allegedly poisoned their neighbor's trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor in Maine. The incident was unearthed by the victim herself. The Associated Press
Petition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters' Thirty environmental, healthcare and labor groups filed a petition urging federal government to include heat and wildfire smoke in its definition of “major disaster.” Sacha Pfeiffer
Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.? The Federal Emergency Management Agency has never responded to deadly or damaging extreme heat. Environmental groups and labor unions are asking for that to change. Alejandra Borunda
Air quality will fall as temperatures rise across the U.S. High temperatures will extend up through the Midwest and Northeast this week.
A small lizard in a big debate: The saga of the dunes sagebrush lizard The dunes sagebrush lizard's habitat overlaps with the nation's most lucrative oil and gas basin.
Bill Gates is going nuclear: How his latest project could power U.S. homes and AI The billionaire philanthropist tells Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep his new TerraPower nuclear plant is safer than traditional builds. He’s putting his own money behind the project. Obed Manuel