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Chemical safety agency that Trump wants to eliminate begins investigation of Texas plant explosion

NPR News: In Houston, Floods Push Impoverished Residents Into Crisis

Experts are worried about volatile chemicals at Houston plant, but not alarmed

Teaching Hurricane Harvey: Ideas and Resources

Review: Deadly Tennessee Fire Could Become 'New Normal'

NPR News: For Grocery Stores In Texas, It's A Race To Restock Their Shelves

California Governor Traveling to Russia to Discuss Climate

NPR News: Chemical Plant Fire Raises Environmental Concerns In Wake Of Harvey

Ethan Hawke Prayed God Wouldn't Call Him to Become a Priest

NPR News: Why Some Muslims In Pakistan Won't Be Able To Buy A Goat This Year

In Hurricane Harvey’s Wake, We Need a Green ‘New Deal’

The U.S. Backs Off Nuclear Power. Georgia Wants to Keep Building Reactors.

Hot Spots in a Freezing Ocean Offer Lessons in Climate Change

U.S. States Hit Back at EPA Chief Over Climate Rule Guidance

In Venice,' First Reformed' Asks: Is God an Ecologist?

Thanks, Obama, for Your Silence

The Amish Guide to the Apocalypse

Trump Makes Rebuilding Stronger After Floods More Difficult

Trump Raises an Army

Beyond Houston, a World Awash

Harvey Tests Political Opposites in Texas' Abbott, Turner

A Storm Forces Houston, the Limitless City, to Consider Its Limits

NPR News: Riding With A Rescue Mission In The Surreal, Perilous Texas Floods

NPR News: In Storm-Tossed Houston Area, Most Homeowners Lack Flood Insurance

Trump Actions Undermine Building Stronger for Future Floods

NPR News: Researchers Explore New Methods To Quantify Power Of Storms After Harvey

Canadian Town, Isolated After Losing Rail Link, ‘Feels Held Hostage’

Matt Damon Goes Mini in Venice Opener 'Downsizing'

Katrina. Sandy. Harvey. The debate over climate and hurricanes is getting louder and louder

NPR News: When Nature Teaches Us How To Be Human

Groups Sue to Protect Yellowstone Bears as Hunts Anticipated

Hunting Moose in Canada to Save Caribou From Wolves

When the News Begs for a Book: Behind the Newsbook Column

NPR News: Houston's Susceptibility To Flooding

NPR News: Flooded Texas Chemical Plants Raise Concerns About Toxic Emissions

China, India Rivalry Looms Over BRICS Summit

NPR News: Trump Texas Visit Highlights Federal Response Effort

Q&A-What Made Harvey One of the Wettest Storms in U.S. History?

Houston’s flood threatens to turn polluted Superfund sites into a toxic gumbo

NPR News: Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts Could Undermine Harvey Relief Efforts

NPR News: Fishermen Caught With 6,600 Sharks In Galapagos, Now Headed To Prison

The Waters Swell. So Does Trump’s Ego.

NPR News: With Major Floods, It's "When," Not "If" For Many Cities

Zoning: Both Sides Get It Wrong

‘This Is Texas’: Help in a Disaster

Hurricane Harvey shows how we underestimate flooding risks in coastal cities, scientists say

ExxonMobil refineries are damaged in Hurricane Harvey, releasing hazardous pollutants

NPR News: Trump In Texas To Inspect Storm Damage

Trump Heads to Flooded Texas as Harvey Deluges Region

France's Macron Sets Fighting 'Islamist Terrorism' as Main Policy Goal