Oct 10 Watch Environment, Economy at Heart of Keystone XL Pipeline Debate A Canadian company wants to build a $13 billion, 1,700-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the so-called tar sands region in Alberta through six states and a major aquifer to Texas for refining. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Nebraska… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Many Gulf Coast Residents Still Frustrated by Handling of BP Oil Spill Tom Bearden reports from the Gulf on residents' attitudes. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Technology Failures, Perils of Deepwater Drilling Among Gulf Oil Spill’s Lessons In his new book, "A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea," Washington Post reporter Joel Achenbach chronicles the 2010 struggle to stop what would become the nation's worst off-shore oil spill. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Achenbach about the battle… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Deepwater Horizon Survivor: ‘I Can’t Go Back on a Rig’ We followed up with Christopher Choy, a roustabout who survived the blast. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Joel Achenbach Explores Gulf Oil Spill in ‘A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea; Hari Sreenivasan talks to Washington Post reporter and author Joel Achenbach. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch A Year After BP Oil Spill Began, No Easy Answers on Gulf Coast’s Future It's been nearly one year since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Oil Disaster Draws New Attention to Louisiana’s Coastal Erosion Even though the blown-out BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been permanently sealed, Louisiana is continuing its battle against another environmental challenge: coastal erosion. Tom Bearden reports. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Adm. Allen on Oil Cleanup: ‘We’re Negotiating How Clean Is Clean’ Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the permanent sealing of BP's blown-out oil well, what has been learned to prevent or contain future disasters, and what must be done to clean up the Gulf of… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch BP Admits Errors in Gulf Oil Disaster But Spreads Blame BP issued a new internal report blaming the largest offshore oil spill in history on a series of human and mechanical failures. Judy Woodruff talks to Steven Mufson of the Washington Post about the report. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch Pride Prevalent, but Wounded, at Louisiana Shrimp and Oil Festival Even after the BP oil spill all but canceled this year's shrimp harvest in the Gulf of Mexico, the 75th Annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, Louisiana, is proceeding full-steam ahead.Pride Prevalent, But Wounded at Louisiana Shrimp and… Continue watching