Mar 28 Watch An 8.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Tsunami Region in Southeast Asia Thousands fled from low-lying areas in Indonesia Monday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Sumatra Island. A geological expert talks about how the earthquake originated. Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Drilling for Oil The Senate Wednesday voted 51-49 to defeat a measure that would have banned oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch EPA Limits Mercury Emissions The Environmental Protection Agency released the first regulations that limit mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants Tuesday. Two energy experts debate the implications of the new "cap and trade" initiative which allows companies to trade pollution allowances. Continue watching
Mar 11 Judge Cites Trade Secrets in Ruling Against Bloggers By PBS News Hour A judge on Friday ordered three bloggers to reveal confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc., ruling that they were not protected by the First Amendment because they published trade secrets. Continue reading
Mar 04 President Selects Career EPA Employee to Lead Agency By PBS News Hour President Bush announced Friday that he has picked career government employee Stephen Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to take on the position full-time. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch Tennessee State Representative David Shepard Tennessee has tried to tackle the skyrocketing costs of Medicaid for more than a decade and now their program, TennCare, faces major financial problems. The following is an extended transcript of David Shepard, a Democratic state representative, discussing the effort… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Diane Rowland Tennessee has tried to tackle the skyrocketing costs of Medicaid for more than a decade and now their program, TennCare, faces major financial problems. The following is an extended transcript of Diane Rowland, Executive Director of Kaiser Commission on Medicaid… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Governor Phil Bredesen Tennessee has tried to tackle the skyrocketing costs of Medicaid for more than a decade and now their program, TennCare, faces major financial problems. The following is an extended transcript of Gov. Phil Bredesen, the Democratic governor of Tennessee, discussing… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Activist Gordon Bonnyman Tennessee has tried to tackle the skyrocketing costs of Medicaid for more than a decade and now their program, TennCare, faces major financial problems. The following is an extended transcript of Gordon Bonnyman of the Tennessee Justice Center discussing the… Continue watching
Feb 24 Images, Rock on Mars Yield More Proof of Watery Past By PBS News Hour The Spirit rover on Mars has found a sulfur-infused rock that gives the most compelling evidence yet of how water affected the planet's surface, while the European Space Agency's orbiting probe has photographed proof of an underground frozen sea. Continue reading