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The Oak Fire burns near the Jerseydale community of Mariposa County, Calif., on Saturday.

Fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite remains uncontained

The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines. By Sunday, it had rapidly grown to 22 square miles.

Brownfield sites can be abandoned buildings or an abandoned site that are contaminated or perceived to be contaminated.

EGLE provides grants for three Metro-Detroit brownfield projects

Brownfields are contaminated properties, usually former industrial sites. The EGLE grants will help facilitate projects in Westland, Ferndale, and Novi.

Volunteers clean up trash along the Rouge River during a recent Earth Day service event. A growing community embrace of the river is evidence of how far it has recovered from past industrial pollution and destruction.

Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery

Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for industrial waste. But its gains are fragile and incomplete with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish that returned to its waters.

Kerry Thompson

Kerry Thompson has won two Peabody awards and one DuPont Columbia award for her work as an audio producer. She currently serves as the producer of Planet Money and How I Built This at NPR in Washington, DC. She produced and hosted "Playback," one of NPR's original podcasts, and has helped develop and produce many NPR broadcast specials. Thompson has also created award winning audio collections for NPR Consumer Products, and produced the NPR History Lobby Exhibit at NPR headquarters in DC.

A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. A new report says the technology's security is vulnerable.

Cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering, a DARPA analysis finds

A new analysis commissioned by DARPA quantifies how the decentralized tech that runs the currency system could be compromised.

Student podcasters share the dark realities of middle school in America

School shootings, social media, beauty standards. 13-year-olds Erika Young and Norah Weiner delve into what middle school looks like today in their award-winning podcast.

A billing mistake by an in-network Florida emergency room landed Sara McLin's then-4-year-old son in collections.

Pay up, kid? An ER's error sends a 4-year-old to collections

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids join White House-led coalition to retrofit buildings to reduce carbon emissions

Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids have joined dozens of cities and states across the U.S. in a White House-led coalition to retrofit buildings to reduce carbon emissions

Four Detroit Lions among five NFL players suspended for violating gambling policy

Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus, Lions safety C.J. Moore and Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney are sidelined for the entire 2023 season and may petition for reinstatement afterward.

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks at a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25.

The Freedom Caucus' shutdown threat recalls tactics of past House rebels

The hardline Republicans want to shift the focus of Congress to their own agenda of opposing, investigating and even impeaching the president or members of his administration.

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