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For the first time, a government study has tied contamination in drinking water to an advanced drilling technique commonly known as "fracking." EPA scientists found high levels of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing in the ground water of a small Wyoming town.

Noah talks with two Albanian Kosovar refugees. Adnan arrived in Skopje, Macedonia two weeks ago and is staying at his mother's house. He says that there are as many as fifty refugees staying at the house, mostly women and children -- the men have gone to fight in the mountains. Noah also talks with Luleta (LOO-lee-ette-ah), a 24-year old housewife who arrived in Skopje two days ago, after she was threatened by Serb police.

In 1940, Charles Todd and Robert Sonkin were hired by the Library of Congress to travel around California and record the lives, stories and music of Dust Bowl refugees.

A remembrance by Brent Runyon about his grandfather, who taught family members how to do a loon call. Brent hasn't been able to master it.

Last week, we asked listeners to submit their favorite winter songs, and our inbox was jammed in no time.

The book 10 Billion Days And 100 Billion Nights by Ryu Mitsuse has been called "the greatest Japanese science-fiction novel of all time."

How much of a hold does Trump have on the GOP right now and what does his impeachment tell us about where the GOP is headed?

In a career that lasted nearly 7 decades, Cicely Tyson shattered stereotypes with her portrayals of strong black women.

DiFranco's latest album finds inspiration in a book by activist Valarie Kaur, which urges an understanding of and empathy for one's opponents.

Friday's March for Life will be mostly virtual due to the pandemic. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to the president of that organization about the future of the anti-abortion rights movement.

The gap is widening between President Vladimir Putin and young Russians who weren't born when he took power. That split is most visible on social media, which Putin famously shuns.

Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis says the actions of her predecessor have forced her to relinquish the police shooting case to another prosecutor.

Actress Cicely Tyson has died. In a career that spanned some 65 years, Tyson was an elegant, dignified presence.

There's another COVID-19 vaccine. This one was developed by the U.S. biotech company Novavax. It's almost 90% effective against the disease, but isn't as effective against the South African variant

There's a new COVID-19 vaccine out there. Trump allies clash with fellow Republicans who supported his impeachment. And, Biden signs an executive order addressing environmental racism.

People of color experience more air and water pollution than white people and suffer the health impacts. It has long been an underaddressed issue in the federal government.

Author Thomas Healy chronicles how, in 1969, Floyd McKissick went about building a city from scratch, only to have his dreams dashed by a combination of prejudice and bureaucracy.

Dan Volcko is a Phoenix firefighter. When he was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, his coworkers found a unique way to visit him while socially distancing.

Flocks of New Yorkers descended to snap photos of the rare bird.

President Biden signed executive orders to address systemic racial inequality. Experts discuss with NPR's Sarah McCammon the potential effectiveness of such measures and what they'd like to see next.