Leading the Health Care Sector To Sustainability 

Hospital and health system leadership discuss the benefits of sustainable hospitals to patients, staff and the community as well as the hospital bottom line.

New Wind Turbine Design Good for Rural, Urban Environment  

Wind power is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative energy in the world. More and more, wind power mills are seen in the countryside, in large wind farms and for the most part, away from city life. But a new form of wind power is now designed to work in an urban environment. VOA producer Zulima Palacio has the story. Mill Arcega narrates.

What is a salt marsh? 

Ever wonder about the grassy, marshy areas that form where rivers meet the sea? Salt Marshes are some of the worlds most productive, and vulnerable, ecosystems. Watch as biologist Susan Adamowicz, from the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, explains the history and importance of these areas to wildlife and people.

Happy Endangered Species Day! 

The Northeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is honoring Endangered Species Day! More than 40 species are protected in the Northeast, from the Appalachian monkeyface mussel and the roseate tern to the Maryland darter and the Chittenango ovate amber snail. The extinction of hundreds of species has been prevented since the Endangered Species Act became law in 1973.