Sep 04 Column: 5 tips on how to stretch your donation dollars By David Campbell, The Conversation Having researched giving in the wake of disasters and taught students how to be effective philanthropists, I’ve learned that it’s hard to make good decisions regarding donations – especially when there are many urgent needs and countless ways to spend… Continue reading
Sep 04 Congress should tie Harvey aid to the debt ceiling increase vote, Mnuchin says By Hope Yen, Associated Press On Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott described the federal aid package as an important initial "down payment" on Harvey relief that he expects will come to $150 billion to $180 billion. "We need Congress to step up and pass this… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:43 In west Houston, evacuees eager to start repairs By PBS News Hour More than 39,000 people are still in shelters after Hurricane Harvey brought extensive flooding to Gulf Coast cities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has received 507,000 requests for disaster aid. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that the cost of… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 3:59 Surveying toxic waste sites flooded by Harvey By PBS News Hour The Associated Press this weekend found in the Houston area that seven Superfund sites -- areas designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as the country’s most contaminated -- had flooded. After the AP report, the EPA released an aerial survey… Continue watching
Sep 03 AP Exclusive: Toxic waste sites flooded in Houston area By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen, Associated Press The Houston metro area has more than a dozen Superfund sites, designated by the EPA as being among America’s most intensely contaminated places. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 24:41 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 2, 2017 By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin On this edition for Saturday, Sept. 2, Houston begins the long process of cleanup following Hurricane Harvey. Later, learn how the storm has affected gas prices throughout the country, and a look at the technology behind Bitcoin and other digital… Continue watching
Sep 02 Upbeat Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims By Darlene Superville and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press An upbeat and optimistic President Donald Trump visited with victims of Harvey on Saturday, touring a Houston mega-shelter housing hundreds of displaced people and briefly walking streets lined with soggy, discarded possessions. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 3:55 Gas prices surge after Harvey strikes refineries By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Gas prices have jumped in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, with about 20 percent of refinery capacity along the Texas Gulf Coast offline. The national average for regular gas is now $2.59 a gallon, 23 cents higher than a week… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 5:26 As flooding lingers, Houston begins clean-up By PBS News Hour More than a week after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Houston is shifting to recovery mode and surveying the damage. The Federal Emergency Management Administration has already granted $83 million in aid to survivors of the storm, including funding for housing… Continue watching
Sep 02 No decision yet on who gets Trump’s pledge of disaster aid By Jonathan Lemire and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The White House is still trying to decide who will get President Donald Trump's pledged $1 million donation for Harvey storm relief efforts. Continue reading