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A local environmental organization filed a lawsuit last week to stop the Fourth of July fireworks display in La Jolla Cove. We discuss the details of the lawsuit with Adam Harris, president of the La Jolla Community Fireworks Foundation and Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation Attorney, Marco Gonzalez.

We'll get a preview from NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley of President Obama's major speech to the nation on health care reform. The speech will be live on KPBS Radio at 5 p.m.

As the cost of health care skyrockets, how are hospitals making ends meet? We'll look at the competition for patients and how hospitals market their services to get more people in the door.

How do you get kids to success in school and life? One way is to send them to Room 56 at Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles and let 5th grade teacher Rafe Esquith, the only teacher to be awarded the president's National Medal of Arts, work his magic on them.

China released its national action plan on climate change Monday, but said that mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions would unfairly limit room for the nation's economic growth. China is expected to overtake the U.S. as the world's leading emitter of carbon dioxide.

The annual report of Reporters Without Borders finds that more journalists have been killed in Iraq since March 2003 than during the 20 years of conflict in Vietnam. Reporters have become targets in Iraq in marked contrast with reporters' experiences during the war in Vietnam.

The Mars Phoenix probe is scheduled to touch down on Mars around 7:53 Eastern Time on Sunday. If all goes well, it will land near the red planet's north pole. There, it will sample the ice that lies just beneath the surface. On-board instruments will analyze the ice and will look for signs of life.

What is the San Diego Unified School District doing to make school lunches healthier? We speak to the district's food services director, and dietitian about their plans to improve nutrition, and reduce childhood obesity by eliminating processed foods and buying more local produce.

A new steroid accusation has rocked the sports world, but some say that the Floyd Landis steroid test results are not as cut-and-dried as it may appear.

A "Flaming Maniac" over Health Care Reform