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There are plans to build what would be the largest coal terminal in North America in the far northwestern corner of Washington state. But it faces opposition from Native American fishermen.

Conflict between commercial growth and historic preservation is a constant in Portsmouth, where city meetings over building heights often run late into…

A Florida businessman says he plans to buy the closed Groveton paper mill, tear down most of the buildings and look for buyers or tenants for the…

Opponents of Central Maine Power’s controversial plan to build a new transmission line through western Maine have quietly submitted language that could...

Bears in the park have been eating constantly to build up their body fat for hibernation. The fattest bear will be picked next week — on what the park calls Fat Bear Tuesday.

The 1,600-foot-tall coral reef is taller than the Empire State Building, and its base is a mile wide. It's the first time in 120 years since a coral reef this size has been discovered.

about the aftermath of Hurricane Fran in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Rains from the storm caused the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers to overflow their banks and flood the town. Harper's Ferry has a rich history, and today is home to several museums and historic buildings. But before the floods, National Park Service employees took the preemptive step of removing and preserving thousands of artifacts from the town's museums.

Bill Passman was a rich man by the time he was 30. His first real job in the software industry made him a millionaire and put him in position to start his own company. But Passman found out building your own business is a much more complicated -- and humbling --experience than working in someone else's. He struggled for five years and lost millions of dollars in investor money, but those who know him say that experience is what makes him a good businessman today. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

The Supreme Court is considering whether to relax its barriers to some public aid for parochial schools. Today's cases involve federally-funded remedial classes taught by public school teachers for low-income students, regardless of what schools they attend. Twelve years ago, the court ruled that, to maintain the separation of church and state, the classes for parochial school students had to be taught outside their school buildings. The classes often take place in mobile classrooms parked outside the schools. New York City is arguing that this system places an unfair financial burden on the city, and the Clinton administration is backing the city's position. The court's ruling might also have an impact on school prayer and tuition voucher cases. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The much-anticipated Massachussetts Museum of Contemporary Art has opened in North Adams with an installation by former Talking Head David Byrne. MassMOCA has been in the works for more than ten years. It takes over an old electronics factory (before that it was a textile mill - the buildings date back to the 19th century) that closed leaving 4000 townspeople out of work. While other rust belt towns have pinned hopes for economic revival on gambling...North Adams is counting on tourism fueled by cutting edge art. Charlene Scott, of member station W-F-C-R, reports.