Science Jan 09 In previously protected Alaskan refuge, auctions begin for drilling In a live-streamed auction in Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday, federal officials accepted bids for leases to explore oil and gas across 1.6 million acres of land—land that, until 2017, had been protected from fossil fuel development as part of the…
Nation Dec 26 In a CT county, tenants and landlords brace for eviction tsunami The first installment of our “Roads to Recovery” series focuses on renters and landlords in Fairfield County, Connecticut — and how, since the pandemic started, they’ve navigated a patchwork of eviction moratoriums and limited financial support. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker…
Nation Dec 26 Roads to Recovery: One community’s journey back from the economic brink As vaccines slowly start to roll out and 2020 finally comes to a close, there are glimmers that the COVID-19 pandemic may eventually end. But with lingering social, economic, and public health damage, PBS NewsHour Weekend is launching a series…
Politics Nov 14 Biden has big climate change plans. But can he get it done? President-elect Joe Biden has put the climate crisis at the top of his incoming administration’s agenda with ambitious goals ranging from rejoining the Paris Agreement to a $2 trillion plan to transition to clean energy. To pass these laws, he…
Politics Oct 31 North Carolina: A key swing state battered by climate change North Carolina, a key swing state in this year's presidential election, has been hit by three major hurricanes in the last several years. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the race for Agriculture Commissioner, where a Democrat is making climate change a…
Economy Oct 18 With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances? In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police…
Nation Oct 17 Dayton was still recovering from the 2008 recession. Then COVID-19 hit When COVID-19 hit Dayton, in Southwest Ohio, the city slashed its budget by millions of dollars, furloughed workers, and is still facing a budget gap despite millions in aid from the federal CARES Act. In the first of a series…
Arts Oct 15 With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its borders Muralism in Mexico represents one of the world's great art movements. Sparked partially by a trio of renowned painters in the 1920s, Mexico's vibrant tradition of public art now reaches well beyond its borders -- as seen in a recently…
Health Sep 27 Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access Obamacare In Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour…
Health Sep 06 The age-old practice of ‘gleaning’ is feeding people during the pandemic Food insecurity in the United States skyrocketed when the COVID-19 pandemic began, leaving emergency food distributors scrambling to provide enough to those in need. To help fill the gap, organizations around the country have doubled down on the age-old practice…