Aug 28 Watch Newsmaker: Sean O’Keefe NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe responds to a pointed report by the official accident investigation board on the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch EPA Rule Change: Emissions Rule The Environmental Protection Agency revised an emissions rule to benefit older power plants. An EPA official and an environmentalist debate the rule's merits. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Mars’ Close Encounter Early this morning, Mars had its closest encounter with Earth in 60,000 years, giving observers the best view of the red planet in their lifetimes. Terence Smith discusses the event with astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Continue watching
Aug 26 Crash Probe Faults Foam, Says Safety Plan a Must An independent board investigating the breakup of the space shuttle Columbia released its final report Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch The Columbia Report With the release of a report Tuesday detailing the findings of an independent board's investigation into the Feb. 1 breakup of the space shuttle Columbia, experts discuss reaction to the report and what its recommendations may mean for NASA's future. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Columbia Report: Background An independent board announced that flawed practices at NASA and falling foam debris contributed to the space shuttle Columbia disaster last February. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch On the Beach: Coastal Erosion Growing levels of coastal erosion are washing away California's beaches. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles explores the problem and restoration efforts. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch Power Politics: Background Last week's sweeping power outages heated up the debate over the country's energy policies. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Unplugged: Power Grid Failure A power grid failure on Thursday left much of the northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada without electricity. Experts discuss the structure and vulnerability of the U.S. electrical grid system. Continue watching
Aug 12 Utah Governor Mike Leavitt Tapped to Head EPA President Bush announced Monday that his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency is Utah Governor Mike Leavitt, a Republican and an advocate of shifting environmental regulation to the states. Continue reading