Jan 29 Why a bartender cleared snow from Boston Marathon’s finish line By Ruth Tam After winter storm Juno hit New England on Tuesday, Bostonians got out their skis and shovels to tackle the mess. One particular image circulated on Twitter, of a man hard at work clearing snow from the Boston Marathon finish line. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch News Wrap: Early, monster snowstorm catches Western New York off guard By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, New York state’s Buffalo region was socked with a powerful, early snowstorm, which covered some areas with as much as 6 feet of powder, with more accumulation expected. Also, the Israeli government demolished the home… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Why U.S. and China agreed on climate change action – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 03 Six dramatic things said about the latest UN climate report By Ashira Morris Using the strongest language yet, the United Nations climate report addresses the causes and impacts of climate change… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch What made Japan’s deadly volcanic eruption so unpredictable? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 23 Obama: U.S. part of climate problem, but all nations need to work on it By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama said at the U.N. Climate Summit on Tuesday that the United States accepts responsibility for its part in climate change and will lead the way in doing something about it. Continue reading
Sep 23 Republicans doing everything they can to save Kansas, Senate By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush to campaign for Pat Roberts Orman would be among richest members of Congress U.S., allies begin airstrikes in Syria Obama talks climate Cracking down on offshore tax breaks Mending fences:… Continue reading
Sep 22 Outside spending eclipses all past midterms By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Outside money breaks record Where’s the money going? North Carolina might be election night’s Rosetta Stone Obama to preside before UN Security Council Lois Lerner breaks her silence The Outsiders: Back in April,… Continue reading
Jul 29 White House issues critical warning of climate change’s economic cost By Anna Christiansen The White House Council of Economic Advisers is projecting a significant cost to society if climate change is not mitigated. Their analysis comes in a report released Tuesday, which foresees a 40 percent increase in environment related costs for every… Continue reading