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NPR's Scott Simon talks sports with ESPN's Howard Bryant about Green Bay Packer drama and early season excitement in baseball.

The president's new climate goal of halving nationwide greenhouse gas emissions could leave California lagging behind the federal government on climate policy, but could also spur the state to establish more ambitious reduction targets.

The proposal is designed to gird the state for a new drought crisis on the heels of a deadly and disruptive pandemic.

The pandemic helped spotlight longstanding problems in the skilled nursing industry, and advocates across the political spectrum say nursing homes are now at a crossroads, as state and federal lawmakers put forward legislation to support care workers and to reform the way these facilities are run.

On Earth Day, New Seasons Market will stop selling single use water bottles made from plastic, fiber, aluminum and glass from all its stores.

Retail sales soared in March, as vaccinations and $1,400 relief payments boosted shoppers' outlook. New state unemployment claims also fell to their lowest level since the pandemic took hold.

A drought left a flamingo breeding ground dry near Kimberley, South Africa. When the adult birds left, animal lovers flew thousands of baby birds to safety.

Beyond acidic ocean water, California oysters are threatened by a constellation of climate change stresses.

Beyond acidic ocean water, California oysters are threatened by a constellation of climate change stresses.

The proposal would upend long held environmental practices that have been in place since 1970.