Aug 17 Watch 6:13 Toxic spill causes hardship for the Navajo farmers and ranchers downstream By PBS News Hour It's been nearly two weeks since an EPA accident at a defunct Colorado mine fouled rivers in multiple states, and among the hardest hit residents are the Navajos. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports from New Mexico. Continue watching
Aug 16 New Mexico drops water restrictions from Animas River after spill By Daniel Costa-Roberts The Environmental Protection Agency took responsibility Friday for a massive wastewater spill that contaminated a Colorado river Wednesday, and warned locals to avoid the polluted waters. Continue reading
Aug 15 Critics of Obama carbon rules use Animas river disaster to blast EPA By Associated Press Authorities say rivers tainted by last week's massive wastewater spill are starting to recover, but for the Environmental Protection Agency the political fallout from the disaster could linger… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Nine charged for Wall Street hacking scheme By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, federal prosecutors say hackers in Ukraine stole corporate news releases before news went public, then traders in the U.S. allegedly used that information to engage in insider trading. Also, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy apologized for… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 15:43 Will new clean power regulations stand up to challenges? By PBS News Hour President Obama laid out new regulations that reset emissions standards for power plants and call for 28 percent of U.S. power to be generated from renewable energy. States, industry groups and politicians pushed back, setting the stage for legal challenges. 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 29 Watch 6:40 Supreme Court ends term with rulings on EPA, voter redistricting and lethal injection By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ended a dramatic session with high-profile rulings on three issues: how the EPA regulates air pollution, how to map voting lines and the death penalty by lethal injection. Judy Woodruff learns more from Marcia Coyle of The… Continue watching
Jun 29 Supreme Court rules against EPA power plant mercury limits By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has ruled against federal regulators' attempt to limit power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Will Greece reach loan agreement in time? By PBS News Hour In Friday’s news, the EPA imposes new carbon restrictions on trucks and other heavy vehicles. Also, Greece attempts to come to loan agreement as deadline looms, and the Congressional Budget Office estimates that repealing the Affordable Care Act will leave… Continue watching
Jun 19 EPA proposes tougher mileage standards for trucks By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is issuing new rules intended to improve fuel efficiency for medium and heavy-duty trucks and cut pollution blamed for global warming. Continue reading