Nation Jun 29 What the Supreme Court’s mercury ruling means for the EPA The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a case on how federal regulators set limits on mercury emitted from power plants, finding that the EPA failed to take economic costs into account. Jeffrey Brown examines the implications…
Nation Jun 29 News Wrap: Puerto Rico struggles with $72 billion in debt In our news wrap Monday, Puerto Rico’s governor warned the island can’t pay its debt, and hopes to defer payments as it negotiates. Also, Louisiana and Mississippi ended holdouts on issuing same-sex marriage licenses in the wake of the Supreme…
Economy Jun 29 Uncertainty is certain as Greece grapples with debt crisis Greece is facing great uncertainty on the eve of a debt default and ahead of a national referendum next Sunday. Judy Woodruff talks to Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal about the potential consequences for Greece and the Eurozone,…
Arts Jun 29 Artists who have lived on the street get space to create In Denver, the RedLine gallery reaches out to people who have experienced homelessness to offer them an accessible artistic outlet. In their own words, some of the Reach Studio artists talk about how the program has transformed their lives.
Nation Jun 29 Supreme Court ends term with rulings on EPA, voter redistricting and lethal injection The Supreme Court ended a dramatic session with high-profile rulings on three issues: how the EPA regulates air pollution, how to map voting lines and the death penalty by lethal injection. Judy Woodruff learns more from Marcia Coyle of The…
World Jun 29 On brink of default, Greece imposes cash crunch The Greek government closed all banks and made ready to default on a major debt payment after bailout talks with international creditors collapsed over the weekend. Greeks lined up at ATMS and rushed to gas stations, but were met with…
Nation Jun 29 The great PBS NewsHour work-life balance experiment It all came about after a flurry of late-night emails made our phones buzz on our nightstands. Our wives, partners, pets and children woke up, cranky. We determined, it was time to address the “life” part of our work-life balance.
Episode Jun 28 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 28, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, June 28, Greek citizens line up to cash out while the government tries to buy time and avoid economic collapse. Also, California is poised to require vaccinations for school children. And in our signature segment,…
Nation Jun 28 New rules may require children to be vaccinated in California California is on the verge of requiring more children to get vaccinations, even if parents disagree. Wall Street Journal reporter Caroline Porter joins Hari Sreenivasan from Los Angeles with more on the issue.