Dec 13 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: EPA finds fracking can contaminate underground water in some cases By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 13 Citing 'data gaps,' EPA stops short of drawing verdict on fracking and its impact on drinking water By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a… Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 12:06 Shields and Brooks on Trump's understanding of presidential power By PBS News Hour Names of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to emerge on a daily basis. Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss whether Mr. Trump’s Cabinet choices are antithetical to… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:27 Trump meets with first responders to Ohio State stabbings By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump left New York on Thursday and flew to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with first responders to last week’s stabbings at Ohio State University. Meanwhile, he formally announced Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 10:04 How far will Scott Pruitt take EPA regulatory reform? By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and a critic of climate-change regulations, to head the EPA. Judy Woodruff sits down with Scott Segal of Bracewell and Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, to… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 2:46 Ambassador, small business advocate among latest Trump picks By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump announced he'll nominate Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as ambassador to China. Meanwhile, media outlets reported that retired Marine Gen. John Kelly is the choice for secretary of homeland security and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 9:44 How Trump could dismantle current environmental policy By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made it clear during his campaign that as president he would make substantial changes in climate policy. The president-elect has threatened to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and has tapped climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell to head the… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watchdog says EPA delayed Flint emergency order By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Inspector General Arthur Elkins says the Flint water crisis should have generated "a greater sense of urgency" at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 6:56 In Florida, controlling Zika is no simple matter By PBS News Hour Florida's battle against the outbreak of Zika is intensifying as the number of cases climbs. The state currently has 940 documented instances of the virus, with 230 in Miami-Dade County alone. Efforts to contain the spread of the disease focus… Continue watching
Sep 21 What is chromium-6 and how did it infiltrate America's drinking water? By Courtney Norris A new report says that cancer-causing agent chromium-6 may flow in the drinking water of 200 million Americans. What does that mean for public health?… Continue reading