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A federal court recently ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers failed to maintain a navigation channel in New Orleans.

A resulting levee breach caused devastating floods during Hurricane Katrina.
That court case highlights what some engineers would call a human conceit.....the belief that we can indefinitely control something as powerful as water.

In fact, some scientists believe that all the engineering behind building levees and dams only exacerbates the problem it was meant to solve.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports on the unconventional techniques scientists are using to reduce flooding along the state's rivers.

Like every other state, New Hampshire has a shortage of H1N1 vaccine.

Public health officials are trying to conserve doses for those at highest risk.

NHPR’s Elaine Grant has the details.

This week our series on the economy, Working It Out, has been asking, has this recession changed us. Jon Greenberg picks up that theme in our weekly economic round-up.

The holiday season may be here, but there are some unusual events happening this weekend that have nothing to do with turkey or gift shopping. Editor of the Hippo Amy Diaz talks with Rick Ganley.

New Hampshire has 71 state parks. It's the nation's only self-funded park system, and it's operating at a loss. That leaves many smaller, lesser-known parks with little care and oversight.

State Representative Jeffrey St Cyr, a Republican from Alton, thinks he has a solution. He's proposing legislation to form an adopt-a-park program. He talked with Morning Edition Host Rick Ganley.