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Why a town on the front line of America's energy transition isn't letting go of coal

Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.

Kareen Troy Troitino, a guard at the Federal Correctional Institution, stands outside the Miami facility in April.

'We're Risking Our Lives': Front-Line Federal Workers Sue For Hazard Pay

From correctional officers to TSA employees, federal workers say their jobs are made more dangerous by the coronavirus.

The House of Representatives voted on multiple amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that pertain to issues related to Ukraine funding, abortion access for members of the military and climate change.

House passes defense bill mostly along party lines with culture war measures attached

What's normally a bipartisan piece of legislation has turned into a culture war battleground.

The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the front lines

The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with soldiers, music and the sounds of war.

A soldier walks over earthquake rubble on Tuesday, the morning after Tropical Storm Grace swept over Les Cayes, Haiti, three days after the 7.2 magnitude quake.

Aid Workers On The Front Line In Haiti Find Washed-Out Roads, And Some Signs Of Hope

"There's nothing more eerie than walking into a half-destroyed building and seeing yesterday's lesson on the blackboard as if nothing had changed," says Christy Delafield of Mercy Corps.

A heavily damaged house after an Israeli attack in Kfar Kela, southern Lebanon, near a wall that Israel built along the countries' border, on Nov. 30.

Away from Gaza, homes in south Lebanon bear the scars of Israel's other front line

A farming village in southern Lebanon sits on the edge of a parallel conflict to the war in Gaza, with Hezbollah militants fighting with Israel. Some Lebanese hold out hope for a permanent truce.

Cruise ships are docked at PortMiami on Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard has been working with cruise companies to bring people off of ships stricken with the coronavirus — but a new bulletin also says foreign-flagged ships should not rely on U.S. help.

Cruise Lines Can Sail Again From The U.S., But It's Not Clear How Soon

The federal government has given the go-ahead for cruise ships to sail from ports in the United States. Officials stopped cruise lines in March as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up.

The boutique health care provider allowed patients who were not eligible — and those with connections to One Medical's leadership — to skip the coronavirus vaccine line ahead of high-risk patients.

High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line

Concierge health care provider One Medical has been allowing ineligible people to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Staff questioned what they saw as inappropriate, internal documents obtained by NPR show.

Environmentalists Concerned House Amendment One Spending Plan Doesn't Line Up With Vision

A Florida House subcommittee proposed on Tuesday how it wants to spend dollars from a constitutional mandate for environmental conservation.But, some…

Old power lines plus climate change mean a growing risk of utilities starting fires

Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up.

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