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A staggering $750 million donation was given to Caltech to fund climate change and sustainability research. But can private philanthropists fill in the funding gap left by the federal government?

Rachel Martin talks to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement. Some trade experts have warned the decision could backfire.

The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module was pumped up after it arrived at the International Space Station in 2016. NASA says it's doing well in the harsh environment.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Bluu Seafood COO Chris Dammann about the company's new cultivated cell fish products - fish sticks and fish balls.

Advocates for honeybees and for a clean environment say Saturday's World Honey Bee Day would be the perfect time for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill banning neonicitinoids, a pesticide that they say contributes to hive die-off.

The White House is considering the designation of a new marine reserve in the Northern Mariana Islands, but it may not get the same amount of protection as an area created two years ago near Hawaii. The same could be true for other sites in the Pacific that are also under consideration.

As cleanup continues on the giant sludge spill from a Tennessee coal plant, government officials are trying to figure out how much of a disaster it is. It could pose a hazard to people and the environment.

President-elect Barack Obama is still filling Cabinet positions, but he also has been forced to address the continuing controversy surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Obama says a review by his own lawyer shows he had no direct contact with Blagojevich about the appointment of a Senate replacement, and transition aides did nothing inappropriate.

The EPA dialed back pollution protections for inland waterways including streams and wetlands in alignment with a Supreme Court decision. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ariel Wittenberg of E and E News.

The College of New Jersey is making room for native plants, and students are digging it.