Oct 05 The ongoing fight over the Rover pipeline, explained By Courtney Norris President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt have vowed to boost domestic energy production by dismantling federal regulations on things like drilling, but environmental agencies in both blue and red states have pushed back in the months… 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
Aug 06 If we keep subsidizing wind, will the cost of wind energy go down? By Eric Williams and Eric Hittinger, The Conversation If history is a guide, policies that promote wind power expansion will lead to lower prices – potentially beating fossil fuels in the US by 2030. Continue reading
Jul 14 Trump names lawyer to head beleaguered energy agency By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Donald Trump has nominated energy lawyer Kevin McIntyre to chair the vacancy-plagued commission that oversees the nation's power grid and natural gas pipelines. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:52 Trump's rollback of Obama-era rules hits setback in court By PBS News Hour The Environmental Protection Agency cannot delay implementation of a rule limiting methane emissions from new oil and gas drilling wells, according to an appeals court ruling on Monday. William Brangham speaks with Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post about the… Continue watching
Jun 19 Energy Secretary Rick Perry says carbon emissions not main driver for climate change By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Perry's view is contrary to mainstream climate science, including analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Continue reading
Jun 15 Column: What does 'clean coal' mean and can it save the planet? By Emily S. Bernhardt The difference between coal and renewable energy is not whether they each pollute, but the forms that pollution takes, writes Duke University ecologist Emily S. Bernhardt. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 11:35 Could carbon capturing make 'clean coal' a reality? By Miles O'Brien Coal is still very much at the center of the debate on the future of energy. For some, the holy grail is a new type of technology that captures some coal carbon emissions. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 6:23 Barrasso: Trump climate rollback helps U.S. as an energy superpower By PBS News Hour One of President Trump's major campaign promises was to roll back his predecessor's plans for coping with climate change, a pledge he began to fulfill by signing an executive order that targets such regulations. Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Sen. Continue watching
Feb 08 This electronic pill can send Wi-Fi updates from your tummy for days By Nsikan Akpan Scientists have created an ingestible device, powered by energy from your stomach, that can record and transmit health data. Continue reading