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The EPA's environmental justice office potential closure hits over-polluted communities, yet they fight on.

The rapper Rico Nasty is known for her genre bending style. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with her about staying true to yourself, not being boxed in, and her new album Lethal.

A kangaroo got loose in the rocky mountains in the fall of 2024. Footage of the escape shows police officers in hot pursuit of the diaper-wearing marsupial.

A new study reveals that the sensitivity of teeth, which makes them zing in a dentist's chair or ache after biting into something cold, can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient, armored fish.

Cervical cancer is preventable, but kills thousands each year — in part because women aren't regularly screened for it. A new test allows people to test themselves at home and mail in the results.

A series of executive orders aims to promote new kinds of nuclear reactors while restructuring the body in charge of nuclear safety.

Ethics issues for President Trump have come to a head. The U.S. government accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar for the Air Force One fleet, and he headlined a dinner for top Trump meme coin investors.

The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to drop a criminal case over two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets, despite objections from some victims' family members.

8/7/24 For an August respite and a break from current cultural events, host David Latulippe offers an encore broadcast of his tribute to the late, great Peter Schickele, aka P.D.Q. Bach. This week you’ll hear “P.D.Q. Bach On the Air” from 1967. (This program was originally broadcast March 6, 2024.)The tribute continues with part II next week 8/14/24. Join us Wednesdays @ 4:00pm PST.

DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.

On BAY MADE, the second of four KALW Live events from downtown San Francisco. This was recorded live at our event space at 220 Montgomery Street.

Personal preference is a growing driver of voter apathy. Today, how youth mentorship in Oakland can push back. Then, a molecular biologist is bringing African dance and music to schools. And a reading from Berkeley author Sheryl Kaskowitz.