Can the crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe be saved?

Photo by Flickr user Steve Dunleavy

Development, climate change and runoff threaten to soil the waters of pristine Lake Tahoe. The largest, clearest lake of its kind in North America, Tahoe draws 3 million visitors to Nevada and California every year. Tonight on the PBS NewsHour, we’re featuring PBS station KQED’s documentary on efforts to save Tahoe’s pristine waters and to protect it for generations to come.

Watch KQED’s complete report after the jump, and read more about efforts to protect the lake in their full report.