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As the world warms, schoolyards are becoming a safety hazard due to heat. California has earmarked $150 million for greening schoolyard in an attempt to bring temperatures down.

The pipeline's fate looms large in Washington. But for people living in Keystone XL's proposed path, the project will alter livelihoods and legacies — for better or worse, depending on whom you ask.

Natural gas customers in the Chicago suburbs and downstate Illinois are likely to see an increase in their monthly bills next year, but it's up to state regulators to decide how big a hike, if any, to approve.

Home bakers in the U.S., Europe and some other countries have volunteered their sourdough starters to a team of American scientists who want to unravel the microbial secrets of sourdough.

President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who he says was "selectively and unfairly prosecuted." And, a look into whether real or fake Christmas trees are better for the environment.

Robert talks to NPR's Mara Liasson, who is travelling with President Clinton on his train to the Democratic convention. They discuss the President's announcement today of a change in the Superfund program, and how the White House has been extraordinarily successful at attracting maximum press coverage for a series of similar policy announcements this week, as well as Mr. Clinton's campaigning style.

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.

Ron DeSantis won his bid to be governor of the Sunshine State, in part, by allying himself with President Trump. But his defense of the state's environment has surprised many political watchers.

A widespread drought is killing the livelihoods of pastoral nomads in the region known as the Horn of Africa. Cows, goats and other livestock have all died due to the water shortage. The devastation poses the question of whether the lifestyle of pastoralists -- who move between Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia foraging for food and water for their herds -- can be sustained.

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This means it's very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals.