Jul 29 Timeline: The Oil Spill at 100 Days By Lea Winerman As the Deepwater Horizon oil leak surpasses the 100-day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to NewsHour coverage (click on images for a larger view):… Continue reading
Jul 28 Wednesday: Pakistani Plane Crashes Outside Islamabad; Gulf Spill Oil Is Vanishing, but Concerns Remain Pakistani rescuers search for bodies in the wreckage of a plane crash (FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images) Pakistani Passenger Plane Crashes Near Islamabad, 152 Dead A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in the heavily forested hills outside Islamabad Wednesday morning, killing all… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch One Man Takes on — And Funds — Mission to Clean Up Gulf A man who made his money in the construction crane business is now leading and funding a small operation to clean up the Gulf Coast and assist with other disasters around the world. Spencer Michel reports from Buras, Louisiana. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch 100 Days Into Oil Disaster, What’s in the Gulf Waters? The oil has stopped gushing from the BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well -- at least for now -- but the damages are apparent along the beaches and marshlands. However, little oil can be seen on the water. Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Jul 27 Democrats Move to Plan B on Energy Senate Democrats rolled out a scaled-back energy bill Tuesday afternoon that responds to the Gulf oil leak and incentivizes people to make energy-efficient renovations to their homes. A draft version of the legislation, released by Senate Majority Leader… Continue reading
Jul 27 Coast Guard Photos of Newest Oil Leak By Travis Daub Earlier Tuesday, a barge collided with an abandoned oil well in Barataria Bay, La., just north of an area already hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak. The 20-foot gusher of oil and natural gas is… Continue reading
Jul 27 Obama Still Supports Energy Bill, Says Afghan Papers Could Jeopardize ‘Individuals or Operations’ By News Desk President Obama spoke to reporters Tuesday after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House. In brief comments, the president said that despite political setbacks on the scope of an energy bill, he still supports the… Continue reading
Jul 27 A Closer Look at WikiLeaks’ Past, Future By Dave Gustafson While some cheer the mission of the WikiLeaks website and the secret material it has disclosed, the site continues to rankle U.S. government officials who say it poses threats to national security, lives and diplomatic matters. Continue reading
Jul 27 Tuesday: BP’s Hayward Exits as CEO as Company Reports $17B Loss By Maureen Hoch After days of speculation, BP made it official early Tuesday: embattled CEO Tony Hayward will step down from his post and be replaced by American Robert Dudley on Oct. 1. The news comes as the company, which is still… Continue reading
Jul 26 BP Could Begin Final Oil Well Kill Procedure Next Week By Lea Winerman BP could begin taking the final steps to try to kill its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico as soon as next week, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Monday. Allen gave the most specific timeline yet for… Continue reading