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Dan Arthur, the president and chief engineer of ALL Consulting, stands beside a defunct oil well in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma on March 20, 2024. The well has not been used for years — there's no pump attached to it. But it hasn't been properly plugged, either.

Defunct oil wells are a national problem. Finding them is the first step

There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals.

Hip-hop DJ pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, seen here in New York in 2006.

Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop and electro pioneer, dead at 68

The rapper and producer helped script hip-hop and electronic music's blueprint with songs like "Planet Rock" and "Looking for the Perfect Beat."

Jessie Ware discusses her new album 'Superbloom'

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to singer Jessie Ware about finding her inner diva in her new album, "Superbloom."

A construction site with a large plot of land dug up and a backhoe in the background loading dirt into a dump truck

Florida Studio Theatre goes for fun and meaningful laughs in summer season

Musicals, improv and comedies with heart will keep theater's five stages busy.

A man with brown skin holds a custom metal tattoo machine out in front of him. It has green coils. He's in the background out of focus.

Loyal to the coil: Two Tampa tattoo artists talk shop and ink culture

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," the owner of "Ink Fink" in Tampa and a local tattoo artist who makes his own tattoo machines discuss the art of permanent ink.

Greetings from Syria, where a postwar olive harvest offers a long-lost taste of home

In the warm sun, gathering handfuls of hard olives promised a taste of home that residents of a village in the Homs countryside had been missing for nearly 14 years of civil war.

Melanie C's new album "Sweat" comes out May 1. (Courtesy of Graham Cruz)

Melanie C reflects on Spice Girls, motherhood and body acceptance ahead of new solo album

It’s been 30 years since the Spice Girls first topped the charts, radiating girl power with their 1996 hit single "Wannabe." Her ninth studio album, “Sweat,” is out May 1.

Prince performs on Oct. 11, 2009 at the Grand Palais in Paris. (Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images)

Remembering Prince and 'Sign o' the Times'

Prince died 10 years ago this month.

Country artist Ella Langley is breaking records with her album 'Dandelion'

With her authentic country sound and relatable lyrics, new star Ella Langley is breaking records with her new album, Dandelion.

Milo J performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.

Milo J: Tiny Desk Concert

Etched with Argentine folklore and fueled by the rap batallas of Buenos Aires, Milo J's songs call upon the cumulative spirit of the centuries.

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