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Steam and pollution emerge from a coal-fired power plant in Wyoming. The Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump is taking a new approach to regulating air pollution. In a reversal from previous policy, the EPA will not put a dollar value on potential health benefits from regulations. Critics say that could make it easier to roll back regulations.

The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.

Iran's deputy foreign minister on the country's plan if the US strikes

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi talks about the status of U.S.-Iran negotiations and what Iran is prepared to do in the event of a U.S. strike.

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison on deadly shooting of Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about the deadly shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer and the presence of 2,000 ICE agents in the city.

Rep. Kevin Kiley on why some Republicans pushed back against Trump's tariffs

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Congressman Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., about growing Republican opposition to President Trump's tariffs.

Lelac Almagor waits as her kids get ready for the ride to school. Her cargo bike is technically a trike, with two wheels in front for more stability.

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

Protestors rally for healthcare for transgender people at a march in June 2025 in Manhattan. NPR has learned the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors.

Trump's HHS shelves threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be pushing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.

In a study, researchers found that people in their 80s and older who walked faster than their peers were less likely to develop cognitive decline.

Fast walkers in their 80s cut their risk of cognitive decline by half, a study finds

A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health.

'They Stole a City' tells the story of a 1898 white supremacist massacre

NPR's Michel Martin talks to writer Lauren Collins about her book "They Stole a City," which details the history and effects of the 1898 white supremacist massacre in Wilmington, North Carolina.

West Virginia's governor on what the D.C. shooting means for his state

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey discusses the D.C. shooting that targeted two Guard members from his state.

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