Jan 30 Animal ‘selfies’ show how protecting wildlife habitats is paying off By Andrew Mach Researchers found that of the 244 species photographed, just 22 percent decreased in number – suggesting protected areas can maintain overall biodiversity. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 7:25 Hunt for gold in Washington’s waterways dredges up conflict By PBS News Hour Gold fever is alive in the mountains of Washington state, but the use of new machinery in waterways is causing conflict with activists. Local fishermen are pushing for regulations on hydraulic dredging, a method that boosts the efficacy of small-scale… Continue watching
Jan 22 U.S. proposes rules to limit methane gas ‘flaring’ at drilling sites By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Obama administration on Friday proposed new rules to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas on public land. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 8:53 The invisible catastrophe sickening families in California By PBS News Hour Porter Ranch seems like a picturesque Southern California town, but an environmental disaster has been unfolding there for several months. Natural gas has been spewing from an underground storage facility, causing health issues for residents and forcing temporary relocations for… Continue watching
Jan 18 California natural gas leak just one of thousands across country By Elisabeth Ponsot Experts estimate there are thousands of methane leaks across the U.S., compounding the nation’s greenhouse gas inventory and foisting political pressure onto federal regulators to deal with the global warming contributor. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:20 News Wrap: Obama administration puts pause on new coal leases By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Obama administration ordered a nationwide pause on new coal leases on federal land while the Department of the Interior reviews coal company payments to the government, as well as environmental effects. Also, Chicago Mayor… Continue watching
Jan 07 Before Oregon’s armed takeover, a long-brewing dispute over rangeland health By Jes Burns and Tony Schick, OPB/EarthFix Experts say better data on ecosystem health would be a step to restoring trust between federal agencies and the ranchers and who lease public land. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:30 Boom of invasive crayfish threaten species in Oregon’s Crater Lake By PBS News Hour At Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, the site of the deepest lake in the country, the surface water temperature has been heating in recent years, attracting an invasive species of crayfish that is putting the lake’s clarity and native… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 10:00 To run completely on clean energy, Denmark harnesses wind power By PBS News Hour In Denmark, officials have taken strides to minimize the effects of climate change by converting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Over the next 35 years, the country aspires to become the first nation… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch How an environmental group is trying to clean up China’s pollution problem By PBS News Hour China, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, has paid a great environmental price for becoming the world's factory. But experts say there is growing political will in Beijing to tackle the crisis. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching