Nation Aug 18 Obama administration approves Arctic drilling ahead of president’s visit to Alaska By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Science Dec 19 Beetles, Disease Hurt Whitebark Pine’s Chances of Survival For the whitebark pine tree, red is the sign of death. As disease and beetles sap life from the knotty, sometimes misshapen tree that thrives in some of the most inhospitable landscapes of the northwest U.S. and Canada, it turns… By PBS News Hour
Politics Nov 12 Supreme Court Sonar Decision a Blow to Environmentalists The U.S. Supreme Court handed environmentalists a defeat Wednesday, lifting restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar off the California coast. By Admin, PBS News Hour
Science Aug 21 Watch San Francisco Works to Curb Bottled Water Waste San Francisco government officials are banning the use of city money for bottled water, hoping to save financial and environmental resources. A NewsHour report, funded in part by the Park Foundation, explores the move.
Politics Jun 22 Watch Senate Passes Fuel Standards Increase, Ethanol Plan The Senate passed an energy bill Thursday night that would require automobile makers to increase fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020. The NewsHour's Kwame Holman reports on the action on Capitol Hill.
Feb 26 Watch Buyers of Texas Power Company Agree to ‘Think Green’ Texas power company TXU agreed to a buyout by private equity firms in the largest-ever private buyout. The acquiring companies also committed to adopting more environmentally friendly policies. NewsHour reports on the buyout and the business of thinking green. Continue watching