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Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post via Getty Images/Danielle Villasana for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesCamps in nature can be great for kids, but they can also expose campers to floods, wildfires and heat. Here are the top questions experts say people should ask camps about safety.
Environmental groups have appealed the Shelby County Health Department’s decision to grant xAI an air emissions permit for 15 natural gas turbines in South Memphis.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.
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The XAI supercomputer dubbed itself "Mecha Hitler" this week, raising questions of toxicity that go beyond the Memphis neighborhoods concerned about air pollution.
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