Former EPA admin Judith Enck discusses her support for a new law on recycling and packaging.

Katelyn Jetelina talks about hantavirus, what the risks are and how prepared the US is for a pandemic

Jon Campbell reports that the state may loosen the emissions goals in the landmark 2019 climate law.

On Monday, the Supreme Court temporarily reinstated a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed via telemedicine. Amy Littlefield, abortion access correspondent at The Nation and author of Killers of Roe: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights (Hachette, 2026), explains the legal battle over the abortion pill playing out in courts and how abortion access in the United States could be upended if reproductive care becomes inaccessible through the mail. Plus, Kristyn Brandi, MD, abortion provider in New Jersey and previous board chair with Physicians for Reproductive Health, explains how abortion access has expanded via telemedicine post-Roe and how abortion care providers are navigating shifting policies.

Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses how patients in emergency department are getting stuck waiting for days to be transferred into an inpatient ward.

Frederick S. Barrett talks about the use of psychedelics for mental illness and the effects of President Trump's executive order speeding up research.

As federal food safety oversight weakens, Mary Basset discusses her push to get Albany to pass three bills that would expand nutrition warning labels at chain restaurants statewide and crack down on junk food ads targeting kids.

President Trump recently said it was "not possible" for the federal government to fund Medicaid and Medicare. Maya Goldman unpacks what that means for the millions of Americans who rely on those programs and the states who'll have to fill the gaps.

Alister Martin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, talks about his background and what he plans to prioritize in his new job.

David Gelles of the New York Times discusses changes to the Earth that are coming faster than anticipated due to rising global temperatures.

Gov. Hochul has recently made it clear that she intends to try to postpone the implementation of New York's 2019 climate law due to affordability issues.

Siddhartha Sánchez, and CP, talk about why they are against state-led plans to repair and widen the Cross Bronx Expressway, the Robert Moses-designed highway that has harmed residents' health for decades, and what they propose the state does instead.

Dr. Paul Offit talks about the changes to vaccine recommendations and conceptions of public health in the current HHS.

In early February, the EPA repealed the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, a landmark regulatory move reversing the determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Pat Parenteau explains what happens next.

Dr. Dhruv Khullar talks about the effect GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, are having on curbing addictions and what researchers are studying about that phenomenon.

Chelsea Cirruzzo, Washington Correspondent for STAT news, explains what the Trump administration's new prescription drug marketplace aims to do, and who might save money by using it.

Elizabeth Yeampierre, attorney and executive director of UPROSE, talks about Sunset Park Solar, a grassroots project seeking to bring green power to Sunset Park residents.

Dave Giffen, executive director of Coalition for the Homeless, explains what the city can do to get the homeless population indoors and save lives.

Apoorva Mandavilli discusses how 2025 became the worst year for measles in the United States in more than two decades and how the country might lose its "elimination status."

NYT reporter Maxine Joselow shares her reporting that found the EPA will no longer measure the lives saved by regulating two air pollutants.

Epidemiologist and nutrition professor Deirdre Tobias talks about the new nutrition guidelines released last week and how they could impact what American health and diets.

Our final installment in the centennial series: your stories.

Marc Stein walks us through the history of LGBTQ rights in the US, from the founding of the first, though short-lived, gay rights organization in 1924 in Chicago to today.

Paul Goldberg discusses the century of cancer treatment advancements and how the U.S. government played a major part in funding the science for treatment, early detection and prevention.

Katie Thornton, host of The Divided Dial, a series on WNYC's On the Media, talks about the new season of her 4-part series, about the history of shortwave radio.

Tina Jordan, deputy editor of The New York Times Book Review, looks at the history of best-selling books and what that says out the past century of American culture.

A look at the last 100 years of movies depicting New York City.

As our centennial series continues, Michael Kimmelman, architecture critic for The New York Times, talks about the major changes to the NYC skyline across the past century.

The New Yorker's John Cassidy, talks about his new book that traces the roots of criticism of today's global capitalism to its beginnings.

Celebrating Yogi Berra on what would be his 100th birthday.

As our centennial series continues, Felix Contreras, host and co-creator of NPR's Alt.Latino, talks about the life and legacy of music icon Celia Cruz, born 100 years ago.