Dec 15 Watch Obama Unveils Environmental, Energy Policy Team President-elect Barack Obama named a former head of the EPA and a Nobel prize-winning scientist to his energy and environmental policy teams Monday. Analysts discuss how Obama's picks will carry out his agenda. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch EPA Sidesteps Regulating Greenhouse Gases The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday delayed making a decision about whether human health and welfare are being harmed by greenhouse gas pollution. In a federal notice, the agency instead called for more public comment, essentially bumping the decision to… Continue watching
Mar 21 Scientists Tie Chemical Reaction to Creation of Smog By PBS News Hour Just one week after the Bush administration announced its first new ozone standards in more than a decade, chemists have discovered that a chemical reaction in the atmosphere once thought to be insignificant may be a major contributor to smog. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch EPA Decision to Block State Emissions Plans Raises Policy Debate The Environmental Protection Agency denied new emissions proposals from California and 16 other states Wednesday that would set guidelines for automakers. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and a former EPA official debate who should regulate emissions. Continue watching
Dec 20 EPA Decides Against Calif. Emissions Standards By PBS News Hour President Bush on Thursday defended the decision of EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson to block California from implementing its tailpipe emissions law. Continue reading
May 30 Watch California Seeks EPA Approval for Tougher Emissions Curbs The Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday to review California's bid to pass a law restricting car emissions beyond the federal level. California and EPA officials discuss the bid. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Supreme Court says EPA can regulate greenhouse gases In a defeat for the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars under the Clean Air Act. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Port Cities Work to Rid Air of Pollutants Air monitoring stations in communities adjacent to California ports record dangerous levels of nitrogen oxide as well as fine soot and sulfur oxides. The NewsHour reports on how port cities are working to combat the pollution. Continue watching
Mar 04 President Selects Career EPA Employee to Lead Agency By PBS News Hour President Bush announced Friday that he has picked career government employee Stephen Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to take on the position full-time. Continue reading
Dec 13 EPA Chief Tapped to Lead Health and Human Services Agency By PBS News Hour President Bush on Monday nominated Michael Leavitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading