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From: Reid Frazier

$Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier$

In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

National Dairy Goat Show

From: Maeve Conran

In July 2012, thousands of goats and their goatherders descended on Loveland Colorado for the American Dairy Goat Association National Show.

In a Gas Boom, Looking for Answers on Health Questions

From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age

Caption: Amy Pare, a plastic surgeon in heavily-drilled Washington County, Pa. She's found arsenic, benzene, and other drilling-related contaminants in the urine of her patients., Credit: Photo: Reid R. Frazier

Thousands of wells have been drilled in the Marcellus shale, using new types of drilling methods. But there are questions about the safety of these...

A Bit of Downtime

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Woodcarving at Maine State Prison

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Public Radio Remix

As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch

California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more

The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter

Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more

A Difficult Path for Clean Coal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR

Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more

Who Needs an English Major? The Future of Liberal Arts Education

From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Focus on Education

Caption: The campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., founded in 1874. , Credit: Steve Woit, courtesy of Macalester College.

The most popular college major in America these days is business. Does it pay to study liberal arts? (9/8/2011)

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUIS

#4: E-Waste Programs Reach Milestone

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST

Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC, and WTIP

#3: Bioplastic Boom

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST

Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by WAMC and WTIP

#2: Revisiting Mandatory Recycling

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST

Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC and WTIP

#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO, WTIP, and WAMC

"Seashells and Gunpowder"

From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

The Alabama beach tourism industry was hit hard by the Gulf oil spill, and it could take years before local officials know if visitor businesses ha...

"Allen and Tracy"

From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

One concern raised by the Exxon Valdez experience is the long term mental health impact, which didn’t hit residents near Prince William Sound until...

Hip Hop Hamlet at 75th season of OSF

From: Dmae Roberts

Caption: Hamlet at OSF, Credit: Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 75th season with a fresh take on Hamlet.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KLCC

Coho Survival

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

Can we save Coho salmon from "the vortex of extinction?"

Urgent Care Clinics -- Taking on the Primary Care Overflow in Health Care

From: Karen Brown

Urgent Care clinics are doing brisk business as the primary care shortage sends patients their way.

Antioch Alumni Gather For Reunion When College Needs Them Most

From: NPR Economic Training Project

Alumni of Antioch are being asked to carry the torch to reopen the College.

Bought by WAMC

Bicycle Sharing Feature - Boston, MA

From: David Golann

A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.

Bought by WAMC

Daran Kravanh

From: Dmae Roberts

After experiencing the horror of the Khmer Rouge experience, Daran Kravanh credits an accordion that appeared on a stump in a forest with saving hi...

A Crisis in Primary Care -- the Massachusetts Health Care Experiment

From: Karen Brown

Caption: Dr. Dan Levy, who left his private practice, Credit: Karen Brown

Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequ...

Bought by KRUA and WAMC