Tesla cuts its car prices around the world after week of turmoil for the company
The company dropped its starting prices of its Model X, Model Y and Model S by $2,000 in the U.S.
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Startups want to geoengineer a cooler planet. With few rules, experts see big risks
In a parking lot and on San Francisco Bay, NPR witnesses two different tests for solar geoengineering to tackle climate change. With much science unsettled, experts say regulations aren't keeping up.
As the election approaches, both parties adopt a protectionist stance against China
President Biden has called for more tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. Both Democrats and Republicans have adopted more protectionist policies in the run-up to the November election.
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska's petroleum reserve
The administration said it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.
Which scientists get mentioned in the news? Mostly ones with Anglo names, says study
A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.
Remembering Robert MacNeil, longtime host of PBS 'NewsHour'
During his decades-long career, MacNeil reported on the Kennedy assassination, the Cuban missile crisis and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1986 and 1995.
Timber mill workers in Montana have a tough time finding affordable housing
One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers.
'Planet Money' explores the specialized workforce in Britain known as working royals
The British royal workforce, like that of the global economy, is aging rapidly. But what do these working royals do all day, anyway?
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could change the trajectory of unions in the South
In what could be a historic election, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., conclude three days of voting on whether to unionize with the United Auto Workers.
Google fires 28 workers who protested selling technology to Israel
Employees staged sit-ins at Google's offices this week demanding the company stop selling its technology to the Israeli government. Google then fired more than two dozen of these workers.