Apr 04 Watch 5:08 As the world stays home, will the environment improve? By Christopher Booker As more and more people stay at home during the pandemic, millions of vehicles are no longer on the roads and the skies are comparatively free of airplanes. Many other human activities that cause air pollution also have been scaled… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:57 The potential consequences of the auto emissions rollback By PBS NewsHour Earlier this week, in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration relaxed automobile fuel efficiency standards that were put in place under the Obama administration to combat climate change. Coral Davenport, energy and environment policy reporter for… Continue watching
Apr 03 WATCH: Your questions about COVID-19, answered by a doctor By Justin Stabley Dr. Ranit Mishori , a professor of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Senior Medical Advisor to Physicians for Human Rights, and PBS NewsHour's William Brangham answer your questions about COVID-19 and what we know so far. Continue reading
Apr 03 Cleanup of U.S. nuclear waste takes back seat as virus spreads By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic is resulting in more challenges as the nation's only underground repository for nuclear waste finished ramping down operations Wednesday to keep workers safe. Continue reading
Apr 02 U.S. eases blood donation limits for gay men due to shortage By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The U.S. is making it easier for gay men and other groups to give blood because of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 7:37 Why scientists need to learn more about how COVID-19 behaves within a human body How much do we know about COVID-19, the virus spreading misery across the globe? Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss understanding the dynamics of the virus within people it has infected, why some experience much more severe forms… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:27 Why Trump wants to relax automotive fuel efficiency standards now The Trump administration wants to roll back another federal regulation intended to reduce global warming. Obama-era automobile fuel efficiency rules require U.S. vehicles to increase mileage standards by an average of 5 percent per year from 2021 through 2026. Tuesday’s… Continue watching
Mar 31 Disputed Canada-U.S. oil pipeline work to start in April By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The project is bitterly opposed by environmentalists and some American Indian tribes. Continue reading
Mar 31 Tips for fighting boredom from polar explorers who survived months of isolation By Daniella McCahey, The Conversation A strong mind was key to surviving the monotony faced by Antarctic explorers enduring the isolation of long, remote winters. Continue reading
Mar 31 Trump rule could kill billions of birds says former wildlife director By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told AP billions of birds could die if the government doesn't hold companies liable for accidental bird deaths. Continue reading