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Looming Shutdown Of The Navajo Generating Station Means New Jobs Far From Home

The Navajo Generating Station, the west’s largest coal-fired electricity plant, will be shut down at the end of next year unless a new owner can be found. Many of the 500 employees are already finding work far from the reservation. Laurel Morales/KJZZ/Fronteras hide caption toggle caption Laurel Morales/KJZZ/Fronteras The Navajo Generating Station, the west’s largest

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To Decrease Bird Kills, Cat Lovers Team Up With Bird Lovers In D.C. Cat Count

Each year, 3,000 to 4,000 cats are adopted through the Humane Rescue Alliance, and another 1,000 ferals are trapped, neutered and released in Washington, D.C. Cat lovers have joined up with bird lovers to count the feral cats in the city. Jacob Fenston/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Jacob Fenston/WAMU Each year, 3,000 to 4,000 cats

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Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say

Part of the Pardis petrochemical complex facilities in Assaluyeh, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran. The United States has reimposed sanctions targeting Iran’s economy. Iranian Presidency Office via AP hide caption toggle caption Iranian Presidency Office via AP Part of the Pardis petrochemical complex facilities in Assaluyeh, on the northern coast of

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As Construction Of Keystone XL Is Paused, Tribes Brace For What’s Next

Keystone XL pipeline sections sit on a train near Glendive, Mont. Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio Keystone XL pipeline sections sit on a train near Glendive, Mont. Nate Hegyi/Yellowstone Public Radio This week a federal judge in Montana temporarily blocked TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil

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‘Farming While Black’: A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food

Leah Penniman made it her goal to start a farm for her neighbors, and to provide fresh food to refugees, immigrants and people affected by mass incarceration. Jamel Mosely/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jamel Mosely/NPR Leah Penniman made it her goal to start a farm for her neighbors, and to provide fresh food to refugees,

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New Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Supposed To Help Seniors Stay Out Of The Hospital

Services like rides to the doctor or wheelchair ramps are among those that some Medicare Advantage plans will begin to offer next year. Razvan Chisu / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption toggle caption Razvan Chisu / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Services like rides to the doctor or wheelchair ramps are among those that some Medicare Advantage plans will

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3 Stabbed, 1 Dead In Australia In Incident Police Say Is Possible Terrorism

Police are seen in Bourke St. on Friday in Melbourne, Australia. A man was shot by police after setting his car on fire and stabbing three people and killing one in the city’s central business district. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Police are seen in Bourke St. on Friday in

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California May Soon Unravel Controversial Nets Used To Harvest Swordfish

Swordfish like this one, sunning itself off the coast of Ventura, Calif. have traditionally been caught in drift gillnets. But ocean activists say the method is unsustainable because it captures too many other sea creatures. Douglas Klug/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Douglas Klug/Getty Images Swordfish like this one, sunning itself off the coast of

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Heightened Security As Brett Kavanaugh Formally Takes Supreme Court Seat

Brett Kavanaugh speaks after being sworn-in at the White House last month. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Brett Kavanaugh speaks after being sworn-in at the White House last month. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Brett Kavanaugh formally takes his seat as the 114th justice at the traditional investiture ceremony at the Supreme

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Falling, Fracturing 3 Ribs

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at a lecture on Sept. 26 at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Ginsburg has been hospitalized after falling and fracturing several ribs. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at a lecture on Sept.

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