Search results for

Relaxed regulations in response to the pandemic means more access to addiction treatment medications. But recovery programs are accepting fewer people, and the danger of overdose remains high.

The university, which is as big as a city, has slashed its carbon emissions since 2004. That effort is now paying for itself in lower energy costs. Could actual cities do the same?

Some activists, politicians and academics in Washington want to defund the city's police department. The police chief thinks that would have a detrimental effect on police misconduct prevention.

President Biden wants to spend $200 billion renovating old homes or building affordable new ones. It's a move that would fight climate change in a way that makes people's lives better.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber about his criticism of the Florida governor's response to COVID-19 — in a state with the most hospitalized coronavirus patients in the U.S.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bette Midler about her children's book, The Tale of the Mandarin Duck.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo about the city's plan to require liability insurance for gun owners.

In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.

A violent far-right rally in Charlottesville prompted soul-searching and calls to address racism. Five years later, religious and Black communities are still working toward that goal.

Residents in the predominantly Black city confront chronic water system outages that have them finding ways to function without a basic public service – safe and reliable drinking water.