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The GMC Duramax Diesel 6.6L V-8 Turbo engine, seen here during the 2011 New York International Auto Show, is at the center of a new lawsuit over emissions.

Lawsuit Claims GM Used Defeat Devices On Duramax Diesel Trucks And SUVs

The class-action lawsuit accuses General Motors of using "at least three separate 'defeat devices' to increase engine power and efficiency" in its Duramax diesel engines.

The M/V Sam Simon is one of two boats owned by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society that is scouring the Gulf of California in search of illegal fishing.

In Mexico, A Last-Ditch Effort To Save The Vaquita, On The Verge Of Extinction

There are only 30 of the small porpoise left, due to over-fishing in the waters of the Gulf of California. Efforts to save the vaquita have pitted environmentalists against fishermen.

Republican Greg Gianforte speaks to supporters after being declared the winner of Montana's special election. Was his assault on a journalist a turning point?

Finding The Middle In The Incivility War

An assault of a reporter by Montana's Republican congressman-elect appears to have hurled the public into a new realm of political incivility, raising the question: Have we crossed an invisible line?

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing investigations into his use of taxpayer funds for security and travel along with scrutiny of his ties to industry lobbyists.

EPA Chief Pruitt Faces Mounting Scrutiny For Ethics Violations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off accusations that he misused taxpayer funds and maintained improper ties to companies regulated by the EPA.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the EPA on Dec. 7, 2017.

Dogged By Scandal, EPA's Pruitt Turns To Damage Control

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off a series of ethics investigations, amid lukewarm support from the White House.

Lawmakers Ask EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Tough Questions Amid Ethics Allegations

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt faced questions from lawmakers Thursday amid a myriad of ethics allegations and tepid support from the White House.

GOP Lawmakers Aim To Roll Back Regs Using Old Law In A New Way

Republicans lawmakers are expected to overturn a rule designed to prevent discrimination by auto lenders. It's part of a broader effort to roll back other regs using the Congressional Review Act.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks to meet with senators on Capitol Hill last month. He faces days of questioning from senators beginning Tuesday.

Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings To Focus On 6 Hot-Button Issues

Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face tough questioning from Democrats during his confirmation hearings this week on abortion, guns, investigating the president, national security and regulation

Sen. Hirono Wants To Hear What Kavanaugh Has To Say Under Oath

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii who sits on the judiciary committee, about confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Scott Detrow weighs in on the discussion.

A new report suggests that when consumers buy sustainably-certified coffee, they have little way of knowing whether or how their purchase helps growers.

Do Sustainable Certifications For Coffee Really Help Coffee Growers?

A global development research organization's study suggests that there's little data showing whether growers benefit from sustainably certifying their coffee because they are difficult to monitor.

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