Science Nov 14 NewsHour Connect: World’s Largest Dam Removal Set to Restore Ecosystem The world's biggest dam removal project -- and the second-largest environmental restoration project in U.S. history -- is in progress on the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam… By Saskia de Melker
Arts Nov 02 Occupy Oakland: KQED Provides Live Coverage of Events Last week's clashes between police and protesters have brought national attention to the Occupy movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. On Wednesday, protesters at Occupy Oakland called for a General Strike. Many local Bay Area unions have… By Saskia de Melker
Economy Mar 29 The March Madness Money Trail Update March 31 | A day after this Frontline report aired, NCAA President Mark Emmert signaled a change in position on compensating student athletes. In an interview with USA Today, he said its an idea worth exploring. Read more…
Economy Mar 23 Detroit: A Boom Town Goes Bust This entry is cross-posted from Changing Gears, a public media project about the future of the industrial Midwest. The author is the senior editor for Changing Gears. For almost a half century last century, Detroit was a…
Nov 29 Addressing Ocean Acidification on Both Coasts DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s45b8qfc4', 'kOPf8-hsWXk', '29'); An Environmental Protection Agency memo on ocean acidification played a role in the settlement of a lawsuit that challenged the EPA's failure to address the issue under the Clean Water Act. To help us… Continue reading
Jul 23 On Both Sides of Same-Sex Marriage Debate, Awaiting a Prop 8 Verdict By Hari Sreenivasan It's been a long, slow summer for those waiting for a verdict in the legal dispute over Proposition 8. Californians went to the polls and voted Proposition 8 into law, overturning a state Supreme Court decision that said gays… Continue reading
Jul 22 Newshour Connect: Housing, Jobs Concerns Persist in Calif., Okla., Idaho By Hari Sreenivasan In our continuing coverage of issues across the United States, this Newshour Connect focuses on the economy. We speak with Thanh Tan of Idaho Public Television, Lori Rasmussen from OETV in Oklahoma City and Erik Anderson from… Continue reading
Jun 15 ‘New Recruits’ Documents Young Entrepreneurs in the Field By Larisa Epatko The PBS documentary "The New Recruits" follows three young business students to India, Pakistan and Kenya as they try to apply the concept of social enterprise as an alternative to charity where the poor pay a nominal amount for services… Continue reading
May 06 NewsHour Connect: The Flavor of Tea Parties Around the U.S. By Hari Sreenivasan Dante Chinni wrote a new post this week as part of the Patchwork Nation project on the composition of tea parties around the country and the diverse set of issues that do — or do not — bring… Continue reading