Politics Feb 06 Watch Cabinet Shuffle: Obama Taps REI Executive Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary Cabinet Shuffle: Obama Taps REI Executive Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary…
Science May 24 Watch Coast Guard’s Allen Outlines Roles of BP, Government in Gulf Oil Cleanup As the Gulf oil leak continues, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Admiral Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, for the latest on the spreading contamination and what the government and BP are doing to contain and halt the leak.
Science Apr 28 Watch Off-Shore Wind Farm Gets Green Light in Massachusetts The Obama administration has approved plans to build the nation's first offshore wind farm near the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod. Gwen Ifill reports about the alternative energy deal, nine years in the making.
Science Mar 31 Watch Obama Eyes Energy Development in Drilling Plan; Opponents Point to Alternatives Jeffrey Brown gets two views on how President Obama's new plan for coastal oil and gas drilling could affect U.S. energy policy and the environment from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Maryland Sen. Benjamin Cardin.
Mar 03 Reversing Bush Rule, Obama Resumes Safeguards for Endangered Species By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he wants federal agencies to resume full scientific reviews of projects that could harm endangered wildlife and plants. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch As Obama Finalizes Cabinet, More Senate Seats in Question Lawmakers are still grappling with how to fill the open Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama, while Obama's latest selections to his Cabinet will create more high-level vacancies. Stuart Rothenberg gives an update on how the seats might be filled. Continue watching
May 21 Watch Senate Opens Debate on Bipartisan Immigration Package The U.S. Senate opened debate Monday on a new immigration bill that has already faced criticism from both political parties. Two immigration policy analysts discuss provisions related to the path to citizenship. Continue watching
Nov 03 Colorado Attorney General Snares Senate Seat Colorado voters elected Democratic state Attorney General Ken Salazar to the U.S. Senate by a slim margin of 50 percent of the vote with 90 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press projected. Continue reading
Oct 12 Candidates in Colorado Senate Race Debate Iraq, Dometic Issues Colorado Senate candidates Republican Pete Coors and Democrat Ken Salazar faced off in two debates Saturday and Sunday, outlining their positions on Iraq, the economy and gay marriage. Continue reading