Nation Mar 19 Trump’s proposed budget would gut Great Lakes cleanup, a ‘game-changer’ for the region Municipalities in the Great Lakes region could lose $300 million in annual federal funding under the budget proposal the White House released on Thursday. By Michael D. Regan
Politics Feb 19 Watch Democrats aim to reclaim the working class vote President Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, in part, by capturing the white working class vote in Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania that previously voted for Democratic candidates. Now, some Democrats are trying to rebuild their base in blue-collar… By Mori Rothman, Yasmeen Qureshi
Nation Jul 25 How are millennials leaving their mark on the Rust Belt? Baltimore — along with Buffalo, New York; Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Pittsburgh and St. Louis — is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the number of young college graduates among large cities. They are hoping this wave of young… By Tim Henderson, Stateline
Episode Apr 16 Watch 24:53 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 16, 2016 Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Pope Francis takes 12 Syrian refugees back to Italy following his visit to Greece. Later, at least 41 are dead after two earthquakes hit Japan. And, a rust-belt city in Ohio shares its plans for rebuilding… By PBS NewsHour
Apr 16 Watch 9:50 How Rust Belt city Youngstown plans to overcome decades of decline By PBS NewsHour Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 9:42 How refugee resettlement became a revival strategy for this struggling town By PBS NewsHour In the midst of a campaign season filled with anti-migrant rhetoric, the once-downtrodden town of Utica in upstate New York has been more welcoming; one out of every four citizens there is a refugee. But Utica’s commitment to resettlement isn’t… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 6:26 Steelworkers’ stories of disappearing jobs come to life onstage in ‘Sweat’ By PBS NewsHour “Sweat,” a new play by Lynn Nottage, is a humorous and harrowing look at the decline of the Rust Belt in modern America. Inspired by stories from Reading, Pennsylvania -- once home to one of the richest corporations in the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Sneak Peek At a Rust Belt Success Story By Elizabeth Shell A welder at Lincoln Electric. Photo by Jared Manders. We shot footage for an upcoming piece recently at arc welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric. The company, which we last visited back in 1992, is an improbable Rust Belt success story. John… Continue reading
May 12 Watch Green Industry Hub Rises From Rust Belt Ruins Paul Solman reports on innovators who are making the Pittsburgh region an eco-showcase of the benefits of going green and bringing new hope to the economically depressed Rust Belt region. Continue watching