Environment
FRONTLINE
Northern Dynasty, a partner in the joint venture to build a lucrative mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, released its own 635-page critique of the EPA's environmental impact report yesterday, calling it "seriously flawed, and not grounded in sound scientific analysis," and charging the federal agency has overstepped its authority to review development projects. Continue
PBS NewsHour
In other news Thursday, the Department of Agriculture announced it expects food prices will rise this year and next because of extreme drought conditions affecting large portions of the U.S. Also, the wife of an ousted official in China's ruling Communist party was charged with murdering a British businessman. Continue
FRONTLINE
Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska is home to the last great wild sockeye salmon fishery, and to mineral deposits estimated to be worth nearly $500 billion. FRONTLINE probes the fault lines of a growing battle between those who depend on this extraordinary fishery for a living, the mining companies pushing to extract the minerals and the political framework that will ultimately decide the outcome. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Reporter Sam Eaton from Marketplace looks at Vietnam, where conservation groups and fish farmers are working to meet health and environmental standards thatbig retailers increasingly demand. Continue
PBS NewsHour
In Panama, local groups have teamed up with environmental activists to halt the development of huge Canadian copper mines. In collaboration with CBC News in Canada and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Mellissa Fung reports on the project and the money and land at stake. Continue
PBS NewsHour
More than half of the continental United States was in moderate to extreme drought in June -- including corn- and soybean-producing states -- damaging crops and impacting prices at the grocery store. Continue
FRONTLINE
Last week, the oil giant agreed to pay more than $13 million to the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violations that led to a lethal explosion in 2005 at its refinery in Texas City, Texas. Continue
PBS NewsHour
For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/The tiny, northwestern Quileute tribe gained notoriety as the clan of shapeshifting werewolves in the popular "Twilight" book and movie series. Tribal members say it has brought many tourists and media attention to their reservation in La Push, Wash., which has helped them galvanize support for their land struggle. Continue
Tavis Smiley
Brockovich describes the water crisis in the U.S., her issues with the EPA and why she feels Americans live in a third world country—all of which are detailed in the documentary, Last Call at the Oasis. Continue
POV
Learn more about ways to reduce light pollution and artificial light's effects on astronomy, ecology, and health. Continue
FRONTLINE
A primer on the manmade structures built to hold toxic mining waste in perpetuity. Continue
FRONTLINE
Going back centuries, Bristol Bay's backbone has been salmon. With few stable year-round jobs, subsistence is the most reliable part of the local way of life. But is it still a sustainable lifestyle? Continue
PBS NewsHour
As the world looks to feed a growing population, fish are seen as one solution. But fish farms have a long history of disease, pollution and interfering with the surrounding ecosystem. Marketplace reporter Sam Eaton traveled to Vietnam to look at how large and small scale fish farms are competing to meet the growing demand. Continue
FRONTLINE
The proposed Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska is the biggest and richest in North America. But in return for copper and gold worth an estimated half a trillion dollars, state and federal regulators risk poisoning what scientists describe as the last best place on earth for millions of wild salmon – and the risk from toxic mine waste would last forever. Continue
PBS NewsHour
More than half of the country suffered drought in June, and farmers and their crops are taking a hard hit. David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center discuss how disappointing corn yields have larger economic consequences for the world's hungriest people. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A proactive new article poses the U.S. is on the cusp of becoming the world's next Saudi Arabia when it comes to oil production. But is energy abundance a possibility, and what of the environmental implications? Continue
PBS NewsHour
For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/climate-change/Many know the Quileute as the werewolf clan in 'Twilight'. But the real story is their struggle to regain precious land to prepare for climate change. Together with KCTS 9 and EarthFix, NewsHour visited the Quileute reservation to learn more about their top preparation - relocation. Continue
PBS NewsHour
As temperatures soared past 110 degrees in some states and thunderstorms pummeled the deep South, raising fears of flooding, a new report says climate change has likely influenced the odds of extreme weather. Judy interviews Thomas Karl, director of NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. Continue
PBS NewsHour
In other news Friday, the National Weather Service says it has logged more than 4,000 record-high temperatures in the past month. The current heat wave has produced deadly storms and knocked out power for thousands. Also, a senior member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military has defected to France. Continue
POV
Test your knowledge of the effects of artificial light! Just how much do you know about the effect that artificial light has on our bodies and the environment around us? Continue
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