Jun 28 Senate Democrats block GOP-drafted Zika bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A dysfunctional Senate split along party lines on Tuesday and left a $1.1 billion proposal to fight the Zika virus in limbo, despite growing fears and a more than 800 cases of Zika infection in the continental U.S. Continue reading
Nov 04 Senate backs resolution to get rid of EPA clean water rules By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Despite White House objections, the Senate voted for a resolution Wednesday to scrap new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading
Nov 03 Senate blocks legislation to undercut EPA clean water rules By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democrats have blocked a Senate bill that would have forced the Obama administration to withdraw new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution. Continue reading
Jun 18 Republicans in Congress try to block Obama administration’s environmental plans By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Republicans controlling a powerful Senate committee moved Thursday to block Obama administration initiatives to curb global warming, issue new clean water rules and regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal land. Continue reading
May 27 EPA issues final rules protecting drinking water, streams By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued new rules Wednesday to protect the nation's drinking water and clarify which smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands are covered by anti-pollution and development provisions of the Clean Water Act. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Crumbling Pipes and Underground Waste: A Glimpse at Our Ailing Sewer System A Journey to America's Smelly Depths to Confront Our Aging Water Systems… Continue watching
Aug 17 Oil Well Is Almost Dead, but Legal Wrangling Just Beginning for BP In the coming years, BP will face a complex stew of litigation, fines and penalties stemming from the Gulf oil spill. Continue reading
May 22 Watch Salmon Streams’ Struggle Continues 40 Years After Clean Water Act Special correspondent Hendrick Smith reports on pollution in the Pacific Northwest's salmon streams four decades after the passage of the Clean Water Act. Smith's report grew out of research from his recent Frontline project, "Poisoned Waters."… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Polluted Rain Run-off Poses Threat to Water Systems In a landmark decision, a Washington state pollution board has ruled that flow of polluted storm water into local water systems must be reduced. Lee Hochberg reports on the ruling and controversy over the impact of new home developments on… Continue watching
Nov 12 Criminal Investigation Opened into San Francisco Bay Oil Spill By PBS News Hour Federal investigators on Monday were considering whether to file charges against crew members of a ship that struck the Bay Bridge on Wednesday, spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay. Continue reading