Jan 20 Watch 6:28 Montanans fish for answers to mysterious decline in trout population By Joe Lesar, Montana PBS The number of brown and rainbow trout in some of Montana’s best-known and most scenic fishing rivers is at historic lows. With experts at a loss to explain it, state agencies, fishermen, businesses and concerned citizens are all trying to… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 4:39 Why billions of snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea By Kirsten Dobroth, KMXT The Bering Sea snow crab season was canceled after billions of crabs disappeared, devastating Alaska’s fishing industry and the livelihoods of those who depend on it. From Alaska Public Media and KMXT in Kodiak, Kirsten Dobroth reports researchers are working… Continue watching
Jun 16 Global temperatures briefly spike above key climate threshold, scientists warn of more extremes By Associated Press European researchers said Thursday that the the start of June saw global surface air temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time. That is the limit governments said they would try to limit global warming to… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 6:35 Scientists issue increasingly dire warnings as ocean surface temperatures spike By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings The ocean is rapidly heating up, hitting record-breaking levels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ocean surface temperatures spiked in April and May to the highest levels recorded since the 1950s. All this could have dangerous consequences for… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 6:56 Extreme weather causes major insurance providers to pull coverage in California By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow For years, State Farm has been the largest provider of homeowners insurance in California. But the company recently announced it will no longer sell new homeowners policies in the state, a move it said was driven by the high cost… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 5:22 Supreme Court decision weakens EPA authority, scales back scope of Clean Water Act By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings The Supreme Court has again weakened the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency. The case involved the EPA blocking an Idaho couple from building a house near a lake on their property, saying the construction would pollute water protected by… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 5:11 What the Colorado River water use agreement will mean for western states By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings The Biden administration reached a landmark deal with several western states to stave off an immediate crisis with the Colorado River and the communities that are dependent on it. Under the agreement, California, Arizona and Nevada will take less water… Continue watching
May 22 Tipping Point: Agriculture on the brink — A PBS NewsHour Special By Miles O'Brien As the world's population expands-- with some United Nations estimates saying it will reach nearly 10 billion people in the next three decades--as do concerns about how to feed the population sustainably. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:16 Native communities in Louisiana fight to save their land from rising seas By Melanie Saltzman In Louisiana, coastal erosion is claiming an average amount of land equivalent to a football field every hour. Some Native American communities in the southeastern part of the state are the hardest hit. Special correspondent Megan Thompson brings us the… Continue watching
May 16 How is climate change affecting farming? Send us your questions By Dan Cooney PBS NewsHour is hosting a live discussion called “Tipping Point: Agriculture on the Brink.” We want to hear from you as part of the event. Continue reading