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Tucson is one of the first places in line for money to clean up PFAS 3:37

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In April the EPA established new, legally enforceable limits for PFAS contamination in drinking water. It also set aside another $1 billion to help local governments with cleanup.

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When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones 3:34

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Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

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On a trail in the Adirondack Mountains, runners appreciate the spring season 3:09

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Spring brings lots to look at in the Adirondack Mountains and the concentration required for trail running means runners can't help but appreciate Spring's beauty.

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Tree seeds that flew around the moon are now being planted across the U.S. 2:19

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"Moon Trees" are starting to grow on Earth. They got that name because as seeds they spent some time in space.

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The brown pelican crisis of 2024 is here 4:07

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Brown pelicans are appearing on California's coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.

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More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades, study finds 3:30

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A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050.

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On this unassuming trail near LA, bird watchers see something spectacular 8:02

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At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours.

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In Kenya's flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders 3:46

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The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren't doing enough. And the rains keep falling.

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Maui community mobilizes to protect water quality from runoff after Lahaina fires 4:18

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The debris from Lahaina's fire contains toxic chemicals and sits right next to a coral reef. So the community is collaborating with scientists to track water quality.

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Oil industry could help the Biden administration tap 'invisible' green energy 4:37

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The White House wants a twenty-fold increase in geothermal energy production to fight climate change and it's counting on the oil and gas industry for help.

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A trek in the mountain forests of the Azores islands 2:34

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Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.

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This week in science: biodegradable plastic, crops on Mars and deer vs. caribou 7:42

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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about biodegradable plastic, simulating growing crops on Mars, and how deer are disrupting caribou populations.

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A bizarre fungus is threatening two emerging cicada broods 4:03

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NPR's Juana Summers talks with mycologist Matt Kasson about a strange fungus that is threatening certain broods of periodical cicadas.

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El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America 3:47

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A drought has upended life in several South American cities, leading to water rationing and power cuts as well as forest fires.

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An ancient farming practice is getting a new life 3:55

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