Jul 08 Watch 8:03 Are Michigan’s pristine lakes at risk from aging pipelines? By PBS News Hour In Michigan, two aging pipelines carry 20 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas a day under some of the most pristine water in the country, the Great Lakes Straits of Mackinac. An oil spill would be devastating to… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:36 What the Supreme Court’s mercury ruling means for the EPA By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a case on how federal regulators set limits on mercury emitted from power plants, finding that the EPA failed to take economic costs into account. Jeffrey Brown examines the implications… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 8:38 Why North Dakota’s oil fields are so deadly for workers By PBS News Hour When Brendan Wegner went to work in North Dakota's Bakken oil fields, his family had no idea it was so dangerous. On average, a worker dies every six weeks. On his first day on the rig, Wegner was killed by… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Drilling for Natural Gas in Wyoming Raises Debate Wyoming has some of the largest natural gas reserves in the country -- underneath public land -- leading to a debate over whether to drill or preserve the land for other uses. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Wyoming. Continue watching