David Greene

Environmental Engineer and Senior Researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Knoxville, TN

David Greene appears in the following:

As The Rio Olympics Get Underway, Alt.Latino Shares Its Love For Brazilian Music

Friday, August 05, 2016

Brazil's rich musical history is interwoven into Alt.Latino's weekly musical explorations. Just in time for the opening ceremonies, we collected some of our favorite Brazilian music moments.

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Attack On Dallas Police: Special Coverage, The Morning After

Friday, July 08, 2016

NPR correspondents and Sarah Mervosh of the Dallas Morning News talk about the latest from Dallas, U.S. law enforcement and politics, and Friday's news conference by the Dallas police chief and mayor.

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FBI Director: Evidence Against Clinton Points To Carelessness, Not Criminality

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

FBI Director James Comey announced that the agency is wrapping up its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state — and recommends against any charges.

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After Brexit Vote, U.S. Economy To Reflect Uncertainty About What's Next

Friday, June 24, 2016

The U.S. stock market reacted to the U.K.'s announcement that it's leaving the European Union. Repercussions from the historic decision are being felt around the world.

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Incident At Theater Rattles A Nervous Germany

Thursday, June 23, 2016

An armed man is reportedly dead after a SWAT team was sent into a cinema in a small town near Mannheim.

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Officer Caesar Goodson Acquitted Of All Counts In Freddie Gray Case

Thursday, June 23, 2016

A Baltimore judge has rendered a verdict in the case against the officer who faced the most serious counts of six officers charged in connection with Gray's death in April of 2015.

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Supreme Court Decisions Uphold Affirmative Action, Shelve Immigration Program

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Two major decisions from the high court Thursday: one upholding affirmative action in college admissions, and one shelving President Obama's program protecting immigrants in the country illegally.

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FBI Releases Partial Transcripts From Orlando Shooter's 911 Calls

Monday, June 20, 2016

Authorities have omitted some material but recently released partial transcripts of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen's various calls to 911 during the siege.

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Investigators Probe Why More Wasn't Done About Shooter's Red Flags

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

As Orlando continues to mourn the victims of last weekend's massacre, some in the city are bristling at how quickly the national conversation has shifted from healing to politics.

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Orlando Shooter Watched Online Extremist Propaganda, Authorities Say

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The FBI is combing through the life of the man they say opened fire in an Orlando nightclub. President Obama characterized him as "an angry, disturbed, unstable young man who became radicalized."

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Orlando Hospital Gives Update On The Injured; Survivors Share Details Of Attack

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

A press conference just wrapped up with some of the doctors at the Orlando Regional Medical Center and a few of the survivors of Sunday morning's attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

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NPR Photojournalist David Gilkey Is Remembered By Colleagues

Monday, June 06, 2016

David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who chronicled pain and beauty in war and conflict, was killed in Afghanistan along with NPR's Afghan interpreter and fellow journalist Zabihullah Tamanna.

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Mixed Employment News: Job Growth Slowed In May; Joblessness Dropped

Friday, June 03, 2016

Job growth was at a crawl in May, according to the government's monthly report released Friday; only 38,000 new jobs were added to payrolls. But unemployment fell to it's lowest level since 2007.

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Paul Simon On 'Stranger To Stranger' And Why You Can Call Him Al (Again)

Friday, June 03, 2016

On his new album, Simon remains clever and biting, even when touching on difficult topics — some of them close to home.

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Trump Gains Enough Delegates For GOP Presidential Nomination

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Donald Trump has reached the magic number of 1,237 delegates, according to The Associated Press, making him the presumptive Republican nominee for president.

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Former Rival Contemplates Trump's Recipe For Success

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

If there's one person who's spent some time thinking about how to beat Donald Trump — and wishing he'd played it differently — it's Rick Tyler, the former spokesperson for Ted Cruz's campaign.

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Far-Right Candidate Loses Austrian Presidential Election

Monday, May 23, 2016

A far-right Austrian presidential candidate was narrowly defeated after an election that focused on the European migrant crisis.

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Montana's Oil Boom Fades Ahead Of The 2016 Presidential Election

Friday, May 06, 2016

The state's oil industry had been going gangbusters and then oil prices began to drop. What is it like to live in a place with such extremes, and can the government do anything to stabilize things?

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The View From Here: Peoria, Ill., Home To Caterpillar

Friday, April 08, 2016

Caterpillar is one of the world's largest heavy machinery manufacturers. If you ask anyone in Peoria if they have confidence in the economy, you may as well ask if they have confidence in Caterpillar.

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The View From Here: Englewood, Ill., A Community In Crisis

Friday, April 08, 2016

The Chicago suburb of Englewood has one of the city's highest murder rates, and the way police confront crime has been controversial. One officer builds bridges with a community that's wary of police.

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