Sep 02 Watch 25:02 September 2, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, September 2, Sen. John McCain is laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy, and big businesses, including Walmart, are reporting an increased use of renewable energy. Also, in western states, wildfire season is impacting… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 5:16 How effective are business efforts to go green? By PBS News Hour Walmart says that 28 percent of domestic power at its stores comes from renewable sources. And 85 percent of companies in the S&P 500 are also reporting updates on sustainability in their annual reports for investors -- up from 11… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 3:43 Trump cites national security in effort to aid coal and nuclear power By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump this week ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to save less-profitable coal and nuclear plants from closure. A leaked draft memo lays out several proposals, including one to order the grid to buy power from these plants and… Continue watching
Oct 12 These conservatives are making a case for clean energy By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey When President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, it was a major blow to the renewable energy industry because of the growing market in America. Now the Trump administration is… Continue reading
Mar 28 Trump’s order on energy promises coal jobs and a clean environment. What does that look like? By Nsikan Akpan President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to roll back clean energy regulations. Here's what you should know. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:40 ‘Difficult slog’ ahead to undo Obama climate legacy, says former EPA chief By PBS News Hour In President Obama's second term, Gina McCarthy essentially led government efforts to curb climate change and its effects. Now President Trump is rolling back those policies. Former EPA administrator McCarthy joins Judy Woodruff to give her reaction to President Trump’s… Continue watching
Mar 28 Read the full text of Trump’s executive order on energy and climate change By News Desk On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to boost U.S. energy independence by rolling back or reviewing clean energy policies instituted before and during the Obama administration. Continue reading
Mar 27 Trump executive order seeks to reverse Obama’s clean energy regulations By Matthew Daly and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen Obama-era measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels. Continue reading
Mar 26 EPA chief: Trump to undo Obama plan to curb global warming By Associated Press The head of the EPA says says President Donald Trump in the coming days will sign an executive order that unravels his predecessor's plan to curb global warming. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 9:15 Is alluring but elusive fusion energy possible in our lifetime? By PBS News Hour Limitless power with virtually no greenhouse gases or radioactive waste. If that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. For decades, researchers have looked for ways to control, confine and sustain fusion as an energy source. But… Continue watching