China Says It Will Shut Down Its Ivory Trade in 2017
After years of negotiation with wildlife conservation groups, China's government has now set a timetable to end its legal ivory trade--March 2017.
Environment
Coal Country Picked Trump. Now, They Want Him To Keep His Promises
Voters in coal country overwhelmingly chose Donald Trump. They liked his promises to create jobs, even if they didn't like his other rhetoric. Now, they're waiting to see if coal can make a comeback.
By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream
David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal.
High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West
After years of drought and dropping water levels, the Colorado River is reaching a crisis point. Communities at each end of the river are looking at a variety of measures, from storage to sharing.
'First Day Hike' A North Carolina State Parks Tradition
North Carolina's State Parks Department wants residents to start off 2017 on the trails.
Obama Designates Two New National Monuments In Nevada And Utah
The president used his powers under the 1906 Antiquities Act to create the Bears Ears and Gold Butte national monuments, protecting the areas from future development.
The Science Of Wildfires May Be Up In Smoke
With wildfire becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and the Forest Service increasingly looking to let some wildfires burn, there's a need to better understand the smoke that billows from those fires.
Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins
President-elect Donald Trump hasn't said much about food and farm policy or named his choices for top food-related jobs. But the coming years will likely see profound battles over food and nutrition.
The Stories NPR One Listeners Loved The Most In 2016
Listeners of our NPR One app rated these 10 stories as the most liked, recommended and shared in 2016.
Mobile Home Park Owners Can Spoil An Affordable American Dream
Water and sewage problems at an Idaho mobile home park illustrate how manufactured housing communities owned by outsiders are often kept in a state of disrepair.