Oct 22 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 22, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 22, President Donald Trump continues to push his tax plan, and Buddhists protest ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Also, a look at whether nuclear power is the right answer to global warming. Hari Sreenivasan anchors… Continue watching
Oct 13 2017 is on track to be a record-setting year for massive natural disasters in the U.S. By Laura Santhanam So far, 2017 has produced 15 major U.S. natural disasters and shows no sign of slowing down. Here's a look at these disasters by the numbers. Continue reading
Oct 11 Why MacArthur ‘genius’ Kate Orff says designing for nature can protect our cities By Julia Griffin Twenty-five years ago, Kate Orff didn’t know what landscape architecture was. Today, her approach to promoting the environment in urban design earned her a 2017 MacArthur “Genius” grant. Continue reading
Oct 05 U.S. endured a record fire season. What could be done differently? By Sophie Quinton, Stateline As the wildfire season lengthens and the fires become larger and more dangerous — a trend driven by a number of factors, including climate change — both state and federal natural resource departments are spending more time and money on… Continue reading
Sep 28 Tropical forests now emit more carbon than they soak up By Teresa Carey Due to human destruction, tropical forests, long considered to be "carbon sinks," now produce more carbon emissions each year than all U.S. cars and trucks combined, according to a study published Thursday in Science. Continue reading
Sep 21 How will climate change impact future floods and flood insurance? By Paul Solman NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with Columbia University professor Radley Horton about climate change and flood insurance. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 10:45 Large companies see payoffs in sustainability By PBS NewsHour, Stephanie Sy In June, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would quit the Paris climate change accord, in which 195 nations agreed to voluntary steps to reduce emissions of gases that cause global warming. Strong opposition to the move came from U.S. Continue watching
Sep 16 They got hundreds of thousands to rally. Where does the March for Science go from here? By Lev Facher, STAT The rally was a demonstration of enthusiasm and political clout. But organizers now hope to turn a march into a movement. Continue reading
Sep 05 First Harvey, now Irma. Why are so many hurricanes hitting the U.S.? By Nsikan Akpan Some uncertainty still surrounds Hurricane Irma’s fate, but here’s what to expect -- plus an explainer on why this hurricane season is churning out so many extreme storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 14:30 Shields and Brooks on Hurricane Harvey unity, climate change politics By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Miles O’Brien to discuss the week’s news, including how Hurricane Harvey might redirect Republicans’ fall agenda, the Trump administration’s response to the emergency, how the government will pay… Continue watching