Apr 29 Watch Costs Climb as BP Struggles to Contain Oil Spill The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening sensitive coastline and commercial fisheries, following last week's explosion at an offshore oil rig. Jeffrey Brown talks to a BP spokeswoman about the implications of the spill for the company… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Louisiana Declares State of Emergency as Oil Spill Nears Shore Crews in the Gulf of Mexico continued attempts to contain a massive oil slick, now faster than previously believed. Jeffrey Brown talks to correspondent Tom Bearden in Louisiana about efforts to protect the shore from contamination. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Gulf Oil Burn Begins as Leak Creeps Toward Louisiana Coast Crews in the Gulf of Mexico began to burn parts of an oil slick from last week's rig explosion that is now threatening the coastline. Judy Woodruff talks to two experts about the challenges of stopping the leak and getting… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: Democrats Blocked Again on Financial Reform Bill In other news Tuesday, Senate Democrats failed in their second attempt to end a Republican filibuster and bring financial reform legislation to the floor. Also, an oil leak off the coast of Louisiana continued to spread as the Coast Guard… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Expresses Concerns Over Karzai’s Taliban Remarks In other news Monday, the Obama administration voiced continuing concerns over relations with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, and gunman in Iraq killed a Shiite family of six on the heels of a violent weekend in Baghdad. Continue watching
Jun 25 Court Rejects Executions for Child Rape, Reduces Damages Against Exxon By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child and reduced the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Justices Cut Valdez Damages, Rule on Child Rape The Supreme Court rejected use of the death penalty for those convicted of child rape Wednesday and cut the punitive damages awarded for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle recaps the decisions. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch High Court Cuts Damages in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Almost twenty years since the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Supreme Court decided Wednesday to reduce victims' compensation in Alaska. Two journalists who have covered the story discuss the decision and how the impact of the accident still lingers in… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Justices Consider Exxon’s Valdez Damages Challenge The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Exxon's appeal of a civil suit that awarded $2.5 billion in punitive damages to victims of the 1989 Exxon Valdez shipwreck and oil spill in Alaska. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle recaps… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Calif. Oil Spill Cleanup Underway but Long-term Impacts Still Unclear Cleanup is making headway in the aftermath of an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay but questions remain as to the nature of the ship collision that caused the spill, and the long term environmental impacts. Spencer Michels looks… Continue watching