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NPR's Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about an innovation in plastic recycling, the link between smartphones and hemorrhoids and what Mars' structure and ice cream have in common.

Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

Virginia Clean Cities will host the Mid-Atlantic Transportation Summit and Expo this week at JMU’s Atlantic Union Bank Center this Wednesday and Thursday, July 22nd and 23rd. The event will bring leaders from the alternative fuel industry and display new electric and alternative fuel vehicles to be rolled out in the coming years. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn asked Executive Director Alleyn Harned about the goal of this expo.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with three students from Gary, Ind., about their podcast which looked at plans for a waste management facility next to their school.

A toddler's body was recovered on Monday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. Moody's Analytics estimates the cost of now-Post-Tropical Cyclone Florence's damage at $17 billion to $22 billion.

According to the USDA, nearly 300 pounds of food per person gets thrown out in American homes each year. For three months, here's how one woman tried to cut back on food waste with her family of four.

Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, fell far short of its bold claims of philanthropic giving, according to an NPR analysis. The documents are no longer posted on the club's site.

The typical American family tosses out some $1,500 of food yearly. From smarter fridge packing to sauteing soggy lettuce, a new book is full of tips to rescue edibles from landing in the trash.

As part of our week of coverage focused on climate solutions, we pulled together some of the moments of success and progress, small and large.

From meal kits to grocery service to restaurant delivery, we look at the carbon footprint of convenient food and the choices people can make to try to reduce it. Sometimes there are trade-offs.