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Drone technology has moved at a quicker pace than the rules regulating their use, creating an environment that journalist Craig Whitlock likens to the Wild West.

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease. For some reason, rates of asthma keep going up every year. Researchers have been looking at the causes for this increase, which has been found to be much higher in the industrialized world. Everything from exposure to dust mites and cockroaches to diet has been implicated. Now, a new study from the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that there might be another cause: too much cleanliness. The more sterile the early environment for infants six months and younger, the more problems with asthma they seem to have later in life. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

Morning Edition's week long series on child care continues today with a report on what new studies in brain development mean for parents and child care providers. Kathyrn Baron of member station KQED reports on the importance of providing children with stable, challenging environments. Experts say development from birth to age five lays the foundation for how well a child learns and grows. But few childcare centers are able to provide the enrichment children need at a price most parents can afford. (

Chief justice nominee John Roberts takes questions from senators seeking definitive answers on issues from abortion to the environment to stopping a war. But Roberts refused to say whether, for example, he would vote to overturn or restrict abortion rights.

Montana seeks to overturn a landmark climate case that found that the state's dealings with the fossil fuel industry had violated its constitutional provision to provide a "clean and healthful environment" to residents.

To help wean Europe off Russian gas, the White House wants to increase natural gas exports. Critics say that's at odds with climate goals. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on May 4, 2022.)

States are starting to move away from using solitary confinement in prison. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Bernie Warner, who is overseeing moving prisoners out of solitary in Washington.

A group of Illinois State University faculty members are working on the research and development of physical spaces and social practices that foster relationships between people of different generations.

To some, it's a chance for the state to cement its environmental leadership as the Trump administration rolls back Obama-era climate change programs.

Germany is scrambling to build infrastructure to replace its dependence on Russian gas. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports that time is not on its side.