US

April 04, 2019

He's got an emblazoned belt and cowboy boots in lieu of a cape, but El Peso Hero is a guardian of our times. Creator and comic artist Héctor González Rodríguez created this superhero, who protects the powerless on the US-Mexico border.

Climate Change

Climate change is the overlooked driver of Central American migration

February 06, 2019

Toward the end of 2018, Central American migrant groups of several thousands of people began journeys towards the United States. Many are fleeing a massive drought that has lasted for five years.

Economics

Mountains of US recycling pile up as China restricts imports

January 01, 2018

Much of the world's recycling gets shipped to China for processing. But starting Jan. 1, China is enacting much tougher standards for the purity of recycling imports, standards most American, and European, recyclers simply can't meet. And that has recycling piling up throughout the United States.

Conflict

North Korea launches ballistic missile

Reuters

November 28, 2017

Two US government sources have confirmed that North Korea has launched a ballistic missile.

Global Politics

This 18-year-old from New York is suing the Trump administration over climate change

October 25, 2017

When it comes to setting climate change policy in the US, kids don't have much of a voice because they can't vote. But they can go to court. So a group of 21 young people are suing the Trump Administration for failing to adequately tackle the climate crisis.

Conflict

Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid

October 24, 2017

“You have a small, untested power company going in to help a desperate, bankrupt utility.”

Science

In New York, a whale of a comeback story

Science Friday

October 24, 2017

When you think of New York wildlife, whales probably aren’t the first animals that come to mind — but they’re native to the waters around the city, and they're back.

Conflict

What you need to know about modern nuclear war

Science Friday

October 21, 2017

Science Friday host Ira Flatow spoke to three nuclear experts to learn more about what modern nuclear war might look like.

Economics

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods

Science Friday

October 13, 2017

“Let us all come together so we can go as one and move another place instead of flooding out every year because we’re getting older,” says one resident of Pecan Acres, in Pointe Coupee Parish. “We’ll be better off. We won’t got to worry about worrying when the storms come.”

New report ranks environmental efforts

January 23, 2008

A new report was released today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the 2008 Environmental Performance Index ranks countries for their efforts in addressing environmental issues

Visualize the BP Oil spill

July 12, 2010

BP is working to contain the worst oil spill in US history. It's fouled coastlines of five states. But that fact doesn't quite convey just how big this thing is. The website www.ifitwasmyhome.com superimposes the spill over any location in the world.

Global Warming Commentary

July 13, 2001

Prince William Sound, Five Years after Exxon Valdez

March 11, 1994

Grover Norquist Reacts to Obama's Proposed 'Buffett Rule'

The Takeaway

September 19, 2011

Hurricane Sandy Attracts Global Attention

October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy has knocked the US election out of the headlines overseas. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's Marco Werman, who is in London to report on how the American vote affects people around the globe.

Research Update on the Impact of BP Oil Spill

January 25, 2013

More than 1,000 scientists and government officials recently met in New Orleans to share and discuss the latest research on effects of the BP oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico.

China's ambitious energy goals

July 17, 2009

Join an online discussion with energy expert Julian Wong -- find out whether China is outpacing the US when it comes to energy efficiency.

Impact of oil spill on US energy policy

May 03, 2010

The Obama administration bans oil drilling in new areas off the U.S. coast while the cause of the oil spill off Louisiana is investigated.

Sports

Dodgeball isn't just an American recess game for this immigrant-athlete