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New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — and that can have an impact on humans.

After her son's death, a mother in the Midwest promotes mental health for environmentalists. It's part of a larger push to address the burnout and psychological stress that can affect activists.

Russia is preparing for the 2014 Winter Games — turning a sleepy valley in the Northern Caucasus Mountains into an Olympic village, with brand-new facilities for every Alpine sport. Officials say it will be a world-class destination for winter-sports enthusiasts long after the Games are over. Environmentalists say it's an ecological disaster in the making.

There are two big environmental regulations on the chopping block for congressional Republicans this week — involving coal mining and methane emissions.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that he'll sign a proposed rule to withdraw from the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-designed plan to meet U.S. obligations under the Paris climate accord.

The drilling is scheduled to start this month in waters off the Bahamas, just 150 miles from the Florida coast. It's raising alarms among environmental groups and businesses that rely on tourism.

Unusually heavy rains. Toxic smog. A poisoned river in the capital New Delhi. India's rapid development has left it with many environmental challenges, on top of erratic weather from climate change.

People who live in one of the nation's most toxic areas for air pollution -- known as Cancer Alley -- have lost the ability to sue for protection from environmental racism.

The state on Wednesday agreed to delay the implementation of the All-Electric Building Act, which was set to go into effect in January.

NASA prepares to launch a space probe Monday that will conduct an expedition to the planet Mercury. The Messenger craft is slated to arrive at Mercury in 2011. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.