May 13 Watch 11:41 Here’s the latest on gas shortages in the US and the plans to prevent future hacks By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Although Colonial Pipeline has resumed operations after a cyberattack, things are yet to return to normal. William Brangham has a look at the new claims about the hack and the resulting gas crunch with Patrick De Haan, the head of… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:12 ‘Panic buying’ is driving the fuel shortage after Colonial Pipeline hack, expert says By Amna Nawaz The Biden administration says it is trying to mitigate the impact of a cyber attack that disrupted the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies to 45% of the Southeast and is still down five days later. Reports of shortages and rising prices… Continue watching
May 02 Solar, wind energy struggle as coronavirus takes toll By Cathy Bussewitz, John Flesher, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The U.S. renewable energy industry is reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, which has delayed construction, put thousands of skilled laborers out of work and sowed doubts about solar and wind projects on the drawing board. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 4:40 Troubled global oil market tanks amid pandemic’s drop in demand Economic damage from the novel coronavirus pandemic has knocked the bottom out of the oil market. The cost of benchmark U.S. crude oil, for delivery in May, actually fell below zero -- dragging down the entire stock market. And in… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 4:52 Trump’s rollback of Obama-era rules hits setback in court By PBS News Hour The Environmental Protection Agency cannot delay implementation of a rule limiting methane emissions from new oil and gas drilling wells, according to an appeals court ruling on Monday. William Brangham speaks with Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post about the… Continue watching
Oct 22 Emails show Clinton campaign weighing Keystone XL decision By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton's campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading
Oct 08 Washington voters to decide on nation’s first carbon tax By Associated Press An initiative on the November ballot asks voters whether the state should impose the nation's first direct carbon tax. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:13 Obama administration clears hurdles for drilling off Alaska coast By PBS News Hour The Obama administration has essentially given oil company Royal Dutch Shell the go-ahead to start drilling off the coast of Alaska. Environmental groups have long warned of the dangers of doing so, but estimates show there may be as much… Continue watching
Jan 04 Congress may consider raising gas tax to address budget shortfall By Associated Press The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee says raising the federal fuel taxes is among the options under consideration to replenish the dwindling Highway Trust Fund. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch How will plunging oil prices affect the economy? By PBS News Hour The price of oil dropped to a four-year low after the OPEC cartel decided not to cut production levels. Judy Woodruff speaks with Kevin Book of ClearView Energy Partners about the national and global consequences of cheap gas and for… Continue watching