Following a lithium-ion battery fire at the Moss Landing plant in Monterey County in California, communities nationwide are expressing concerns about hosting similar plants.

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. NPR's A Martinez asks rare earth minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran about why they are so vital to U.S. defense.

After Russia's devastating strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy {SOO-mee} that killed at least 35 people, a 13-year-old boy trapped inside a burning bus faced a dilemma.

Four new executive orders aimed at reviving coal mines include plans to keep coal fired power plants open even if companies operating them want to close.