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The Biden administration began reversing the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain to oil drilling, by suspending leases issued in the final days of the Trump administration.

NPR's Michel Martin talk to Xavier Deshayes, chef and cicada-cooking connoisseur, about how to eat and enjoy the emerging cicadas ahead of Memorial Day, if you're feeling adventurous.

The continued talks between the president and Senate Republicans come despite an ongoing split over the scope of the proposal and how to pay for it.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list the monarch butterfly as endangered, even though it finds such a listing necessary. Officials cite limited resources and other species in danger.

Addressing climate change is one of the Biden administration's top priorities. NPR looks at President Biden's pledge to stop new oil and gas leasing on public lands and the challenges he might face.

Coastal communities will need massive amounts of mud and dirt to protect their shorelines from rising seas. One federal agency has it, but most is disposed of instead of reused.

With the Greens now leading the polls, their candidate, Annalena Baerbock, 40, is seen as a serious contender. She's moved the once single-issue environmentalist party into the political center.

After being shut down for more than a year, the cruise industry is frustrated over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's lack of a clear timeline for setting sail again.

After deadly blackouts gripped Texas in February, state lawmakers vowed to protect people from future power failures. But now, lawmakers are debating measures that critics say could do the opposite.

Among the states setting aggressive climate goals, perhaps the most surprising is Louisiana. The longtime oil and gas state is now trying to figure out how to become carbon neutral.