May 19 Watch Report on Deadly W.Va. Mine Blast Castigates Massey for Safety Lapses In the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades, 29 trapped miners were killed after an explosion deep inside the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Ray Suarez speaks with NPR's Howard Berkes about a new report on the… Continue watching
May 19 Report on W.Va. Mine Disaster Blames a Corporate Culture That Overlooked Safety, Poor Government Oversight Updated 11:30 a.m. ET | The first comprehensive investigative report on the disaster at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last year, which killed 29 miners, finds that the explosion could have been prevented and was the result… Continue reading
May 18 Watch Mississippi River Floodwater Could Create Long-Term Toxic Impact A 15-mile stretch of the swollen Mississippi River, closed Tuesday due to pressure on levees, has been reopened to barges moving one at a time. Tom Bearden reports on the short- and long-term environmental effects the floodwater could have on… Continue watching
May 18 Farm Runoff in Mississippi River Floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River. This year, with floodwaters from the… Continue reading
May 16 Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released By Vanessa Dennis After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening. Continue reading
May 16 Watch Morganza Spillway Reduces Pressure on Cities' Levees; Towns Brace for Water On Saturday, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River to reduce pressure on the levees that protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans. A number of smaller towns are now having to… Continue watching
May 16 Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order By Tom Bearden In Krotz Springs, La., the Mississippi River threatens to inundate local homes and businesses, but not everyone is heeding the call to evacuate the area. EmbedVideo(573, 482, 304); Tune in to Monday's NewsHour for Bearden's full report… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Amid Flooding Threat in Louisiana, Not All Obeying Evacuation Order Tom Bearden reports from Krotz Springs, La., where the Mississippi River threatens homes. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Morganza Spillway Is Opened on Mississippi River Morganza Spillway Is Opened on Mississippi River… Continue watching
May 14 Morganza Spillway Opened on Mississippi River in Bid to Protect Cities From Flooding By News Desk Engineers slowly opened a massive floodgate on the Mississippi River in Louisiana Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. EmbedVideo(571, 482, 304); The decision to open… Continue reading