Aug 18 Watch Bottling Giant, Maine Residents Battle Over Water By PBS News Hour Bottled water is a hot commodity -- Americans drank almost 9 billion gallons of it last year. But some Maine residents think less of it should come from their state. They are challenging Poland Spring over rights to the state's… Continue watching
Jun 16 Iowa Residents Wait to Return Home As Flood Waters Move On By PBS News Hour Flood fears eased in Iowa City Monday, as a string of towns in the state's south and east along the Mississippi River prepared for new problems caused by a recent bout of torrential rains and bad weather. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Wildfires Rage Across Parts of Western U.S. Recent droughts and temperature spikes have sparked fires in California, Utah and other western states. An expert discusses the dangerous weather conditions. Continue watching
May 21 Watch Fighting Continues Between Lebanese Army, Palestinian Militants Fighting continued in Lebanon Monday between the Lebanese army and Palestinian militants. A reporter describes the scene and reasons behind the clashes. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Environmental Activist Questions the Goals of Globalization In the fourth installment in a series of conversations about the impact of globalization, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman interviews Vandana Shiva, an activist at the forefront of the fight against globalization for nearly three decades. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch China’s Economic Progress Comes with Environmental Costs China has achieved rapid economic growth over the past decade, but the rapid success has come at the expense of the environment. Independent Television News reports on pollution in China and the price of development. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Growers Modify Practices to Prevent E. Coli Outbreaks Spinach has returned to store shelves after September's deadly E. coli outbreak. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports from California on what caused the problem and what growers are doing to prevent another one. Continue watching
Mar 23 Mars Rover Spies Evidence of What Was Once Pool of Water NASA scientists announced Tuesday that they believe the Mars rover Opportunity has found what used to be a briny pool of standing water at least 2 inches deep. Continue reading