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A completed construction project transformed a vacant strip mall into a state-of-the-art public safety building in Auburn as part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

Adam Hochberg reports that it's snake roundup season in the South, a springtime tradition in which hunters scour the woods for rattlesnakes and bring them into town -- often to be slaughtered. Roundups were originally intended to protect people from snake bites. They have become tourist attractions in some places, like Claxton, Ga. But environmentalists and animal rights groups call the roundups barbaric

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that European environmental officials have not persuaded the Bush administration to change its position on the Kyoto agreement. EPA Director Christine Whitman told a European delegation yesterday that President Bush is sticking with his decision to withdraw support for the agreement, because it would be too costly and is unfair to the U.S.

Even as the U.S. aims to cut climate-warming emissions at home, it still exports huge amounts of natural gas, oil and coal. That's coming in for scrutiny ahead of another global climate summit.

20 nations are responsible for 80% of the world's carbon emissions. Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, we look at what China, India and Brazil — three of the world's biggest emitters — are doing.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Climate Global Change, about President Bush's reversal on tightening carbon dioxide emissions from power plants to prevent global warming. The president sent a letter yesterday to four Republican senators stating that he had decided not to seek reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. This is a reversal of a previous campaign pledge. The decision is a blow to environmentalists and a win for coal and oil industries. Claussen's organizations membership includes 33 major companies.

How hot will the planet get? What nations negotiate at the international climate summit will help determine that. Here are 4 things to know about what's being decided.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports from Savannah, Georgia, on a plan to dredge the Savannah River Harbor to accommodate larger cargo vessels. Supporters of the $230-million project say the benefits of a deeper harbor would offset the cost. Critics are concerned about the environmental effects of dredging the river, including the potential harm to fisheries and migratory birds.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy about what to expect from the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, and what's at stake if agreements are not made.

In a major expansion, the new rules would apply not just to new operations but to older ones as well. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and considered key to slowing global warming quickly.