Science Mar 09 Florida’s starving manatees fed 55 tons of lettuce after pollution killed seagrass By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Economy Aug 31 Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback The changes finalized Monday will allow utilities to use cheaper wastewater cleanup technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines adopted in 2015. By Matthew Brown, Travis Loller, Associated Press
Nation Mar 19 This river was once so dirty that it caught fire. Now its fish are safe to eat again The easing of fish consumption restrictions on the Cuyahoga was lauded Monday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine as an important step toward ultimately delisting the river altogether as an area of concern. By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press
Nation Dec 11 Watch 6:28 This Trump plan would strip protections from wetlands and smaller waterways A new Trump administration proposal would reduce safeguards to millions of acres of waterways by removing federal oversight over smaller streams and tributaries. Judy Woodruff talks with Coral Davenport of The New York Times about how the plan would reverse…
Science Oct 31 Watch 7:53 Battle over phosphate mining roils small Florida town Phosphate mining is a major industry in Florida, but it’s also a major source of pollution, responsible for red tide, toxic algal blooms and killing wildlife. In the northern part of the state, residents of a small town are resisting… By Alan Toth, Laura Newberry
Sep 20 Watch 5:39 Contaminated Florence storm waters pose ‘dire’ threat, environmental group warns Duke Energy said Thursday that three inactive coal ash basins in Goldsboro, North Carolina, are underwater after Hurricane Florence. The electric utility said it's monitoring the site and only a small amount of ash has leaked. But the heavy flooding… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 4:47 Investigations reveal startling scope of lead in drinking water By PBS NewsHour On Tuesday, Michigan’s attorney general filed new criminal charges in Flint’s lead contamination case. But Flint is not alone. Reports from both USA Today and Reuters find that lead contamination is widespread, affecting some millions of Americans, usually in rural… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:30 Who will pay for water pollution cleanup divides urban and rural Iowa By PBS NewsHour Iowa is home to some of the richest farmland in the country, but the Des Moines Water Works says that has come with an environmental price. The city water authority has filed a lawsuit against three rural counties claiming that… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 6:43 Using sensors to spoon-feed crops with extreme precision By PBS NewsHour To profitably produce corn in on Midwestern farms, nitrogen must be added to the soil. But the practice has an unwanted environmental impact: water contamination. A University of Nebraska professor thinks he may have a solution. Special correspondent Ariana Brocious… Continue watching