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After he was sworn in as the nation's 46th president, Joe Biden got to work signing a flurry of executive actions. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority for the new administration.

After he was sworn in as the nation's 46th president, Joe Biden got to work signing a flurry of executive actions. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority for the new administration.

Researchers are working to rehome some tiny, rare snails. Understanding their decline could help mitigate broader climate changes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 8, 2023.)

Lisa See describes the lives of Chinese girls who move to Los Angeles during the World War II era in her new novel, Shanghai Girls. As Chinese immigrants, See's characters endure a shifting political climate once they make it to California.

A proposal calls for Connecticut to adopt updated vehicle emissions standards that would bring the state in line with California’s stricter standards.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matt Brewer, a member of the Fire Weather Research Lab at San Jose State University, about chasing a California fire and transmitting weather data from the scene.

Supporters want Maine to join other states that have adopted California's "clean cars" standards, which require carmakers in increase the percentage of electric vehicles sold in a state. But opponents questioned whether Maine is ready for a dramatic transition to EVs.

Amid the bleak reports about a precipitous loss in numbers and types of birds around North America and the rest of the world is a glimmer of hope in Maine's North Woods.

The Mediterranean island of Sicily has experienced its worst drought in recent history. The effects on farmers in particular are already proving very damaging.

Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than 30 water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of Athens.