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In an effort to meet a Kyoto Protocol pledge, Japan managed to cut about 1.4 million tons of CO2 emissions last year. The nation reduced summer air-conditioning use, overturning a decades-old "suit and tie" tradition along the way.

Park Superintendent Christine Lehnertz has been cleared of allegations of creating a hostile work environment in a report by the Inspector General of the Interior Department.

As part of a series of conversations with third party Presidential candidates, Host Bob Edwards talks to John Hagelin, the Natural Law Party nominee.

Tom Banse reports that utilities in the West are rushing to build natural gas plants to fill the electricity shortage, despite warnings that gas supplies may not meet demands.

The electricity shortage in California could be a preview of a nationwide shortage of natural gas. NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the missteps of the energy industry that may have contributed to the problem.

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warns that the threat from the pandemic is ongoing. "We will all know somebody — we will all love somebody — who will die from this disease," he says.

After years of failed attempts at cleaning up the dead zones, the Chesapeake Bay, once a national disgrace, is teeming with wildlife again. But success is fragile, and it might be even more so now.

After years at the Sugar Grove Nature Center, Nature Trails Day moves to the northwest McLean County recreation area near Evergreen Lake for a family-friendly day of nature walks and educational activities.

Jeff Henry of Bloomington is an urban beekeeper, hoping to reverse an alarming decline in pollinators like honeybees that threatens our global food…

Nearly a half-century ago, a woman named Eva Jones made history.It was 1971, just a year after racial tensions turned violent at Bloomington High School.…