Jan 09 Watch 1:53 In previously protected Alaskan refuge, auctions begin for drilling By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber 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… Continue watching
Dec 29 First reported U.S. case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado By Associated Press Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials announced Tuesday that the case was found in a man in his 20s who's in isolation and has no travel history. Continue reading
Dec 27 ‘Believe in science’: EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health… Continue reading
Dec 27 2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter By Molly Enking It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 4:02 2020 in Review: Stories on Climate Change, COVID-19 budgets, and the election By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend producer Sam Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this year’s "Roads to Election 2020" coverage: taking a whole show on the road during the pandemic, keeping climate change front and center and finding and telling election stories that… Continue watching
Dec 24 Melted fuel removal at Fukushima delayed by COVID-19 pandemic By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Removing the tons of melted fuel is by far the toughest challenge of the decommissioning process that's still expected to take 30 to 40 years. Continue reading
Dec 22 EPA announces new rules on lead-tainted water systems. Critics say it gives utilities more leeway By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Critics charge that Tuesday’s rules give utilities far more time than before to replace old, lead-contaminated pipes and lines. Continue reading
Dec 21 Jupiter, Saturn will appear to merge in night sky for the first time in centuries By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century. Continue reading
Dec 21 Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island By Associated Press The eruption began late Sunday within the Halema'uma'u crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The volcano is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Continue reading
Dec 19 Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’ By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday rolled out an environmental team that he hopes will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation’s air and water. Continue reading