Here’s how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners. Read more on NPR

A Missouri prison again has ignored an order to free a wrongfully convicted inmate Christopher Dunn’s situation is similar to that of Sandra Hemme, who spent 43 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a woman in 1980 before her conviction was overturned. Read more on NPR

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, has died at 90 Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s. Read more on NPR

‘Haley Voters for Harris’ pledge to fight on after Nikki Haley says cease and desist In a letter from her attorneys, former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley called on the newly renamed “Haley Voters for Harris” to stop using her name as she “has been clear in her support for Harris’ opponent.” Read more on NPR

A hydrothermal explosion sends Yellowstone visitors running A video posted on Facebook showed park visitors running from a massive black cloud as it rose. Hydrothermal explosions happen when water suddenly turns into steam underground. Read more on NPR

Report finds Army leadership failures leading up to Maine bowling alley mass shooting The long-awaited report from the Army about how leaders handled shooter Robert Card in the months leading up to the Lewiston, Maine mass shootings will be released on Monday. Read more on NPR

Longtime running buddies are poised to compete in the streets of Paris NPR’s Juana Summers talks with US men’s marathoners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young about the challenges of the Paris marathon, and their longtime friendship on and off the running course. Read more on NPR