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Sharon Hanshaw, a beautician turned global climate activist living in Biloxi, Miss., has traveled the world to tell the story of how her neighborhood has struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina.

A Hard Fight For A Political Voice In Biloxi, Miss.

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast five years ago, it sent a 30-foot-high wall of water ashore the coast of Mississippi. Sharon Hanshaw, who lost her home and beauty shop in Biloxi, says she's fighting for equitable development for her impoverished community.

A family swims in Lake Nicaragua, which will encompass nearly half of the proposed canal's 172-mile route. Environmentalists worry that oil spills, pollution and dredging will destroy the country's largest supply of fresh water.

A Chinese Man, A $50 Billion Plan And A Canal To Reshape Nicaragua

Groundbreaking for the 173-mile canal is set for December, but critics warn the waterway will cause irreparable environmental and social damage. The government has withheld outside firms' assessments.

More than 40 years ago, the EPA banned oil companies from releasing wastewater into the environment, but made an exception for the arid West. If livestock and wildlife can use the water, companies can release it. Cows like these grazing near a stream of waste on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming are supposedly the reason the EPA lets oil companies release their waste into the environment.

EPA Wants To Allow Continued Wastewater Dumping In Wyoming

The environmental agency has proposed permits that would allow oil companies to continue releasing contaminated wastewater onto the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. NPR found last year that the EPA has been allowing oil companies to send so much wastewater onto dry land that it was creating raging streams.

In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid

Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

President-elect Trump lays out plan for his first 100 days during interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press."

Ted Carlson puts McKenzie, his best friend Evan Purcell's cat, into a pickup in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Debris from Hurricane Helene still sits alongside the driveway.

Floridians reconsider staying home as Hurricane Milton edges closer

Communities along Florida's west coast are bracing for a life-threatening storm. Many residents are taking Milton very seriously, heeding calls to evacuate to higher ground. Others are staying put.

A Swing District Congressman Changes Stance On Guns

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., has battled against tougher gun controls, but now says he wants stronger background checks, limits on the size of ammunition clips, and new so-called red flag laws.

My Signature Song: 'Jesus Dropped The Charges'

Listener Sue Cochrane shares her signature song, "Jesus Dropped the Charges," and explains how it helped get her to sobriety, influenced her work life and helped her deal with illness.

What's The Path Forward After Dayton And El Paso?

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference about the recent mass shootings around the country.

Securing Election Infrastructure Against Foreign Interference

National security officials have said Russia is trying to interfere in the midterms. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to Center for Election Innovation & Research founder David Becker about prevention efforts.

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