Data centers are popping up in semi-arid areas like Colorado. Experts say they should come with a warning label when it comes to water.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is living up to its name, with scientists tracking a chain of restless faults and volcanoes that ...

Life-threatening temperatures are expected to blanket the US for days following Winter Storm Fern, making it dangerous to go ...

Robert Moses State Park truly represents the best of New York’s natural landscapes – a place where the city’s frenetic energy gives way to coastal tranquility. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most ...

Everyone from school systems to local municipalities is preparing for the worst as an ice storm threatens travel and power.

Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Court records show the state cut off 39-year-old Pavel Kolchick, who’d lived at Washington state-run psychiatric hospitals for 18 years, from recommended trauma therapy three months ...

Early Monday morning, Jan. 5, a person found dead at a construction site at Western State Hospital was identified by the Department of Social and Health Services as a patient who had been reported ...

A growing number of states are set to change what millions of Americans can buy with food assistance benefits, as new rules aimed at limiting unhealthy purchases roll out in 2026. Several states will ...

The flu virus is surging across the United States, with positive clinical lab tests up 25.6 percent over the past week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Visits to ...

A neighborhood in Boulder County, Colorado, after the Marshall Fire in 2021. Local elected officials across the region are worried that changes in federal policy are putting their communities at risk ...

One year ago, just after midnight on New Year’s Eve, a small brush fire broke out in Topanga State Park above the Pacific Palisades outside Los Angeles. Within hours, the Los Angeles Fire Department ...