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Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation traces the story of a New Jersey town plagued by two generations of toxic waste dumping. Its author, Dan Fagin, talks about the origins of dumping in Toms River and its legacy today.

A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that BP dumped 3.19 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The company could face a maximum $13.7 billion fine.

An outbreak of Ebola has hit Western Africa, killing hundreds. Writer Michael Schaub recommends The Plague by Albert Camus, a novel he hasn't been able to stop thinking about since the outbreak began.

India's Supreme Court began hearing a case of a gas pricing dispute Tuesday. It's hoped that the court decision can settle a long-running family feud between two of Asia's richest businessmen. Mukesh Ambani controls Reliance Industries; his younger brother Anil heads Reliance Natural Resources. The Reliance business empire was split between the brothers after their father's death.

Trillions of cicadas are preparing to emerge from their underground burrows.

There aren't many cranes that have a storied history like the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed "Chessy" — which has been brought in to clear Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom.

AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captured the Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina surfing through a huge wave in a ride that would net an Olympic-record score.

The Dutch team had little margin for error. Heading into Friday's final, they were one point out of first place.

While earthquakes and volcanic activity around the world may have been in the news a lot over the past year, there's no real increase. The number of climate disasters, however, is rising.