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A ghost forest seen on Hunting Island, S.C.

Rising sea levels threaten the lives and livelihood of those on a fragile U.S. coast

Climate change's impact on a South Carolina community can be told through the stories of a dying forest, a fisherman with no bait and a queen fighting to protect a way of life on ancestral land.

Under new ownership, 'Ebony' magazine bets on boosting Black business

Ebony magazine is turning 76 years old. With new owners, the legacy publication is rebooting to reach and uplift Black audiences with a focus on financial literacy and building wealth.

Larry Trachtenberg, one of the original athletes that completed the first New York City Marathon in 1970, will run the marathon's 50th edition this year. He kept his training log from the 1970 marathon.

They ran the 1st New York City Marathon. Only one returns for the 50th

Larry Trachtenberg and Jim Isenberg dreamed of running the 50th version of the race they finished back in 1970. A life-altering accident foiled the plan.

<strong>Thursday., Sept. 2: </strong>A group of Navy recruiters in Philadelphia help clear debris from the house of Ashley Thomas which was destroyed by a tornado in Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

Photos: Scenes From Hurricane Ida's Devastating Path

Photos: The Louisiana coast is left with serious damage after Hurricane Ida. Remnants of Ida brought historic flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Maria Laura Rojas, a climate activist from Bogota, at the outskirts of the city.

From a place of privilege, she speaks the truth about climate to power

Maria Laura Rojas admits that climate change has not had an impact on her own life. But with empathy and determination, she'll speak out for the most vulnerable at the COP26 summit.

From Valley of the Gods to an ancient Anasazi site, see the grandeur of Bears Ears

The Biden administration is restoring the original boundaries of two large national monuments in Utah - Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante.

President Biden has promised to address the environmental impacts of systemic racism. On Wednesday, he signed an executive order on environmental justice.

Hope And Skepticism As Biden Promises To Address Environmental Racism

People of color experience more air and water pollution than white people and suffer the health impacts. It has long been an underaddressed issue in the federal government.

Georgia Washington has lived in Southern Heights, a predominantly Black neighborhood in the northern part of Baton Rouge, La., since 1973. After falling ill with COVID-19 last year, Washington was eager to get vaccinated, which is in line with federal health recommendations. But Washington again had difficulty finding a local provider, this time to get a vaccine.

Across The South, COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

Selene San Felice's editor, Rob Hiaasen, was killed during the shooting. She was assigned a new editor, and even though their first edit went well, she said, "It felt so bad to get that from somebody that wasn't Rob." She went out in the hallway and cried.

'People Will Forget About Us': The Capital Gazette Shooting Survivors, Years Later

After the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper, the surviving staff resolve to rebuild their paper.

A Yazidi woman walks through the Khanke camp in northern Iraq in February.

'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive

Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones' deaths. "They are trying to heal," says a Yazidi politician.

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