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Flood waters breached a pit of coal ash at a power plant in Wilmington, N.C., spilling heavy metals into a nearby lake. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Frank Holleman at the Southern Environmental Law Center about the risks of coal ash water contamination.

Because of layers of material that can be difficult to separate, many containers for juices and broths have traditionally been destined for landfills. But recycling them is getting easier.

Norfolk Southern Railway has removed a small mountain of soil laced with toxins since the February train derailment in East Palestine. What happens to the waste that hazmat teams collect?

The Oscar-nominated documentary follows two brothers in Delhi who run a homemade infirmary nursing black kites — birds of prey widely considered a scavenging nuisance — back to health.

The National Portrait Gallery has opened an exhibition on Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Nov. 12, 2022.)

Community composting is growing across the country but problems arise as cities lag behind in regulations and zoning laws.

Every election we're told that each vote counts. Ryan Roth, the newly-elected city council member for Rainier, Wash., is now proof that it does.

Construction is one of the world's dirtiest industries and creates more than 600 million tons of trash in the U.S. every year.

Construction is one of the world's dirtiest industries and creates more than 600 million tons of trash in the U.S. every year.

In other news, a weird monolith showed up outside Las Vegas, a star athlete was disappointed and a celebrity had a tough week.