The George Rogers Clark Memorial bridge crosses the Ohio River to Louisville, Kentucky. Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Ohio River sends billions of gallons of water flowing past Louisville, Kentucky’s pumping station every day, where the city’s […]
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10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris: After years of bitter negotiations, the leaders of nearly every country agreed to try to slow down global warming in an effort to head off its most devastating effects. The core idea was that countries would set […]
When SNAP benefits will arrive may depend on where you live. Here’s what communities are doing to help : NPR
A person picks out greens at One Life Food Pantry, located in Real Life Foursquare Church in Vancouver, Wash., on Nov. 1, 2025. Eli Imadali/OPB hide caption toggle caption Eli Imadali/OPB The Trump administration says it will restart the national food aid program known as SNAP using money from a Department of Agriculture contingency fund […]
SNAP benefits run dry as government shutdown continues, here’s how states are stepping in
Beginning Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown continues. The Department of Agriculture has said that funding for this month’s benefits, which it says comes to about $9.5 billion, has run dry. A store displays a sign […]