Oct 30 Watch Saving the Forests The Senate is poised to pass a bill which would approve more extensive logging on more than 20 million acres of federal forests. The House of Representatives is considering legislation that would devote a record $2.9 billion for firefighting and… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Solar Storm A giant geometric flare unleashed by the sun threatened to disrupt airline and satellite communications and trigger shutdowns on electrical power grids Wednesday. Margaret Warner talks to an expert about what causes solar flares and how they affect Earth. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch California Wildfires Wind-swept wildfires have consumed 522,000 acres of Southern California, destroyed 1,552 homes and claimed 17 lives. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles provides a firsthand view of the devastation from the fireline in San Bernadino. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Dam Corruption China's mammoth Yangtse River will soon be controlled by the largest dam ever built, but the edifice is still not strong enough to quell the tide of corruption. Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports on some of the human… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Western Drought Western regions of the United States continue to cope with the decimation caused by the lack of rain. Ted Robbins of KUAT in Tucson, Ariz., provides an update on the drought. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Bracing for Hurricane Isabel Hurricane Isabel is closing in on the East Coast. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the storm from Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch EPA Rule Change: Emissions Rule The Environmental Protection Agency revised an emissions rule to benefit older power plants. An EPA official and an environmentalist debate the rule's merits. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Power Failure Upgrading the U.S. electric transmission grid to prevent future blackouts could cost $100 billion, according to an industry report released Monday. Experts discuss these proposed improvements to the grid system and the investigation into the cause of the August 14… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch On the Beach: Coastal Erosion Growing levels of coastal erosion are washing away California's beaches. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles explores the problem and restoration efforts. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Political Analysis by Shields and York Columnists Mark Shields and Byron York discuss the week's news, including the blackout and the California recall. Continue watching