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NPR's Jeff Brady reports that the West is bracing for what is expected to be another very bad wildfire season. He visits a youth camp where staff is busy creating "defensible space" against fire by clearing away trees and brush that is growing too near buildings.

Humanitarian aid organizations suspend operations in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the wake of riots and attacks on aid workers and buildings. Hear NPR's Jason Beaubien.

A developer in Poland is threatening to revive his plan to build a supermarket opposite the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp. The BBC's Warsaw correspondent, Sancha (SAHN-chya) Berg, reports that local residents feel that their views on the development are being lost amidst the worldwide outcry against the plans.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that American Multi-Cinema wants to build what are being billed as the world's largest movie houses. Some of the first will open in suburban Chicago, where they're meeting local resistance as residents fear the developments will ruin their neighborhoods.

Peter Aronson reports on growing opposition to the city of Nashville's plan to build a new sports facility. Opponents are trying to force city leaders to hold a referendum to decide the issue. The proposed stadium would be used to lure the Oilers football team away from Houston.

Daniel talks to Michael Pollan, author of "A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder". Pollan tells what he discovered about the relationship between people and architecture while he was building his own 'workhut'. He and Daniel tour the workspace at National Public Radio.

to the state with the building of a new Mercedes Benz plant.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on efforts to preserve the cultural heritage of the city of Shanghai, as the breakneck pace of development in China has created a demand for the destruction of old buildings and neighborhoods. Preservation efforts include the creation of a photographic record of parts of Shanghai that are targeted for "renewal."

Joel Obermayer reports from Atlanta on sharing your toys in virtual reality, erecting a building from miles away, and practicing a lick with your band- even if you're in another state. It's Internet Two and it's fast on the way.

In the biggest land conservation act in decades, president Clinton has this afternoon approved an order putting nearly a third of the national forest land permanently off limits to road building and logging. NPR's John Nielsen reports.