Huge Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Oil Sands City In Canada
Some 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray, Alberta, have been ordered to evacuate their homes. The wildfire spans more than 6,500 acres.
Environment
Scientists Look To Insects To Diagnose The Health Of A National Park
Put on your waders and foam-soled boots — we're about to adventure into a shallow creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park which straddles the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
Clock Continues To Tick On Flint's Drinking Water Crisis
For more than 2 years, Flint residents have had unsafe drinking water. Steve Inskeep talks to Bishop Bernadel Jefferson of Faith Deliverance Center, a church in Flint, who's fighting for clean water.
4 Arrested In Murder Of Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres
Some of the suspects are said to have ties to DESA, the company building an electric dam protested by the environmental activist.
Up In Flames: Kenya Burns More Than 100 Tons Of Ivory
Nearly 30 years ago, Kenya burned 12 tons of ivory to try to halt the illegal ivory trade. Today it's burning 100 tons. How much difference does burning ivory make?
Weasel Apparently Shuts Down World's Most Powerful Particle Collider
The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is offline, following a run-in with a small mammal that munched on a power cord.
New Energy Effeciency Program Offers Affordable Options In Western North Carolina
A new program is helping residents in the High Country make energy efficiency improvements in their homes. It covers seven Western North Carolina counties.
New Wake Forest Grant Will Establish Research Center In Peru
Wake Forest University has received the largest grant in its history to fund an international center in Peru aimed at scientific research and environmental sustainability.
Keeping Bees Safe: It's A Ruff Job, But This Doggy Detective Gets It Done
Mack is the newest addition to the Maryland Department of Agriculture's apiary inspection team. He uses his superior sniffer to find hives infected with a contagious disease that kills bee colonies.
National Park Service Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The National Park Service is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its creation this year. NPR spends time on the job with workers in the country's busiest national park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to explore the vast variety of work the park service does and the challenges it's facing.