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Wyoming Proposes Its Own Methane Regulations As Federal Level Sees Rules Relaxed

4:57pm October 10, 2018

by Cooper McKim

The Trump administration is rolling back regulations on methane, saying that should be left to states. So Wyoming is stepping in with its own proposal, which even some oil and gas companies support.

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Why Experts Have A Hard Time Predicting A Hurricane's Intensity

4:22pm October 10, 2018

Hurricane forecasters still face the challenge of predicting a storm's intensity. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with meteorologist Angela Fritz of The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang about why.

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Suboxone, a medicine to treat opioid addiction, helps people struggling with substance abuse by blocking their cravings and physical withdrawal symptoms.

Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For Suboxone

4:22pm October 10, 2018

by Jake Harper

This medicine to treat opioid addiction is hard to come by — only a fraction of doctors can prescribe it. So some people trying to quit a heroin habit are turning to the black market for help.

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Bear 409 was named "Fattest Bear" at Katmai National Park and Preserve on Tuesday.

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'Her Radiant Rolls' Put Her Over The Top: Alaska Park Names Its 'Fattest Bear'

2:28pm October 10, 2018

by Ruben Kimmelman

It's the bear body-positive competition you didn't know you needed.

A newborn giraffe follows its mother outside into their enclosure for the first time at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam in 2018. In a new study, researchers say giraffes' spot patterns can be traced to their mothers.

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Giraffes Inherit Spot Patterns From Their Mamas, Study Says

11:56am October 10, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Scientists have previously hypothesized that spots are conferred at random or that they are influenced by environmental factors.

The shells are trucked over to Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood and once a month are brought en masse to Governors Island in the heart of the New York Harbor. Billion Oyster Project has collected more than 1 million pounds of oyster shells so far.

Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New York's Eroding Harbor

8:02am October 10, 2018

by Andrea Strong

More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.

With $1 Million, Exxon Mobil Corp Helps Fund Carbon Tax Campaign

6:55am October 10, 2018

by John Ydstie

Exxon Mobil pledges to support passage of a carbon tax. Analysts say the company would rather face a single, overarching tax than a patchwork of taxes and regulation to address climate change.

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On re-entering society, formerly incarcerated people struggle to get health care and treatment for HIV.

After Prison, Many People Living With HIV Go Without Treatment

8:22pm October 09, 2018

by Heather Boerner

When HIV-positive people leave prison, they often lose access to medical care and the drugs that suppress the virus. It's a missed opportunity in the fight against HIV, public health advocates say.

Inside The EPA: How Employees Are Reacting To The U.N. Climate Report

5:26pm October 09, 2018

The United Nations released a climate report on Monday, but how does it fit with EPA policies? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Brady Dennis about how EPA employees are responding.

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There Is Good News In The Universe, You Just Have To Look At Some Dirt To Find It

5:26pm October 09, 2018

Astrophysicist Adam Frank says you don't have to look to the stars to be impressed with the cosmic matter that binds us together. Pick up some dirt!

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