Politicians Work To Remedy Flint Water Crisis
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Harvey Hollins, the coordinator of Michigan's clean-up efforts, about how the state is going to address the myriad problems.
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EPA Faces Fallout From Flint, Mich., Water Crisis
A top EPA official resigned Thursday over the handling of the ongoing water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich. The role of the EPA and whether the federal agency should have done more has been a recurring theme in White House discussions this week.
El Niño Does Bring Floods And Drought, But There's A Silver Lining
We're in the middle of an El Niño that's already caused weather-related disasters and will last at least several more months. Now for the good news.
#Blizzard2016 Blankets East Coast In An Avalanche Of Cliches
Many of us are already sick of hearing about the white stuff — and we haven't even felt the wrath of Ol' Man Winter yet.
Danes Say Zoo Dissections Fit With Country's 'Very Honest' Parenting
Last weekend at an event in Denmark called "Animals Inside Out," a college biology student publicly dissected a lion. Attendees — including young children — were given a close-up, gory view.
In Final Report, Experts Identify Remains At Notorious Reform School
Florida's Dozier School for Boys is a horror tale come to life. Nearly 100 boys died at the school, many unidentified, in unmarked graves. Scientists are trying to discover who they were.
When Warm Weather Refugees First Met Snow: Readers, Share Your Stories!
A YouTube video shows Syrian refugees celebrating their first snowy winter in Canada. Goats and Soda readers, tell us, when was your first snow — and how did you react?
Florida Researchers Complete Investigation Into Shuttered Reform School
University of South Florida researchers completed an investigation of unmarked graves at the now closed Dozier School for Boys. Twenty-one of 55 sets of remains found at the school were identified.
California Examines Safety Of Gas Wells Amid Methane Leak
New information has surfaced about conditions surrounding the broken gas storage well releasing methane in southern California. The powerful greenhouse gas has been escaping for three months. It turns out the well was being operated in a way some experts say leaves little margin of safety, and the state of California is now re-examining the practice.
Scientists Unearth Remains Of Ancient Massacre In Kenya
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews University of Cambridge Professor Robert Foley, co-author of a study in Nature about remains of a massacre from 10,000 years ago in Kenya. He talks about why he believes this is evidence of the earliest known warfare among humans.