Oct 18 Watch 8:38 Will Promise Zone initiative lift Eastern Kentucky's coal country out of poverty? By PBS News Hour Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson visited Kentucky and declared the War on Poverty, the area of Eastern Kentucky continues to struggle with high unemployment rates, poverty, and the loss of thousands of coal-industry jobs. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports… Continue watching
Jul 24 Making a cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel to do industry's heavy lifting By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Diesel can be made from just about any carbon-based source, but the process can be expensive and wasteful. Chemists are working on new methods to fix that. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Carbon-cutting plan proves politically controversial in states where Senate control will be decided By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch EPA plan critic argues cutting carbon emissions could fail if U.S. endeavors alone By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch EPA chief defends price of White House plan to cut carbon emissions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 EPA announces sweeping limits for coal power plant emissions By Dina Cappiello, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The 645-page plan, expected to be finalized next year, is a centerpiece of Obama's efforts to deal with climate change and seeks to give the United States more leverage to prod other countries to act when negotiations on a new… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch EPA Proposal on Power Plant Emissions May Be Regulation 'Launching Point' EPA Proposal on Power Plant Emissions May Be Regulation 'Launching Point'… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Pacific Northwest Weighs Environmental Risks of Cashing in on Coal Export Market Pacific Northwest Weighs Environmental Risks of Cashing in on Coal Export Market… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Vet Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Front of White House Vet Activist Goes on Hunger Strike in Front of White House… Continue watching