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A U.S. oil company is investing heavily in what could become a game-changing technology: Sucking carbon from the sky. Two business models are vying for primacy over how this technology will be used.

Experts point to the expanded child tax credit as key to this poverty yo-yo. When it ended, many lower-income families struggled to pay their bills or buy enough food.

If Michigan families wanted to opt-out of school vaccines, parents had to attend an in-person education session. But post-pandemic controversy and pushback has led the state to drop that requirement

The federal government has put five states on notice that they make it too hard for people to stay on Medicaid. When COVID-19 hit, states had to keep everyone on the rolls. But that rule has expired.

The bridge collapse in Baltimore has raised questions about engineering, safety and construction. Experts are trying to understand what happened and why — and what can be done to protect other bridge

The CDC is reportedly planning to drop the isolation guidance for those who test positive for COVID-19. Experts say this may align with the current how people are behaving but may not bode well.

As GLP-1 drugs become more available, some people might use them despite not having excess weight.

There's federal money for local schools to test their water for lead, which can be dangerous for kids. Many school systems opt not to test their faucets, even if it's free.

Climate change is pushing wildfires into areas that aren't used to them. But reducing wildfire risk is possible. For NPR's Climate Solutions Week, we visit a Colorado neighborhood that did just that.

More than a dozen water systems in North Carolina are still impaired eight weeks after they were damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. People are adjusting to life without drinking water.