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Nearly 130,000 homes in the U.S. still burn coal for heat. Despite decades of decline and concerns about climate change, companies in the coal home-heating business are optimistic about the future.

The poultry industry may be on the verge of adopting ambitious new animal-welfare standards, giving chickens more space and daylight, and even returning to older, slower-growing chicken breeds.

There are thousands of varieties of rice, and our resident chef says it's a useful ingredient because it both enhances and is enhanced by other flavors.

As climate change causes more fires, National Guard crews across the country are reassessing their aid capabilities for natural disasters, draining manpower from the guards' role in national security.

The Smokehouse Creek fire tore through the Texas Panhandle early last year, burning over a million acres in just weeks. In the small town of Canadian, where the devastation was severe, residents say the heartbreak lingers and a full recovery could take years.

Tell Me More presents an encore of host Michel Martin's interview with funk musician Bootsy Collins. Before striking out on his own, he played bass for James Brown and George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic. Collins talks about blending hip-hop, spoken word and a little Latin flavor for his latest album Tha Funk Capital of The World.

Kieron Barry’s new play, Tomorrow in the Battle, finds Simon, a heart surgeon, in a heated affair with Jennifer who is a successful a young investor that…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-920849.mp3Albany, NY – When Elizabeth Putnam was a college student in the fifties, the…

Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books and Music joins us with this week's Book Picks list.List:Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, & Ella MortonIn the…

Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books and Music joins us with this week's Book Picks list.List:After Anatevka by Alexandra Silber (event in Rhinebeck, Weds,…