JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: the changing requirements for ethanol in gasoline and bigger questions over its wider use in recent years. Today, the Obama administration proposed cutting the amount of ethanol that would be blended into gasolinenext year. The E...
JUDY WOODRUFF: In the Philippines, speed may have saved lives. The massive typhoon that ripped across that country moved at about 25 miles per hour, so fast, it decreased the impact of rain and landslides, which can be a major cause of deaths. We beg...
GWEN IFILL: This week marks a year since superstorm Sandy struck. More than 70 people were killed along the Eastern Seaboard. Damage totaled more than $65 billion, and it pounded New Jersey and New York City hard. It also prompted a reexamination --...
KWAME HOLMAN: A Colorado wildfire forced evacuations of more than 7,000 people today, as it burned out of control in record heat and high wind. Officials said the big blaze may have destroyed 100 homes so far, with hundreds more in jeopardy near Colo...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Officials in Arizona say a wildfire that killed 19 firefighters yesterday has now destroyed more than 8,300 acres and engulfed 13 square miles. It was the biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire since 1933. They ranged in age from 2...
JUDY WOODRUFF:Now: why some of the Great Lakes are dropping to record low levels, and the economic bite that's accompanying this environmental change. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago has the story. ELIZABETH BRACKETT, WTTW: Leland Harbor is the he...
HARI SREENIVASAN:The death toll soared today in the monsoon flooding that's ravaged Northern India. The chief minister of Uttarakhand state reportedlyreported nearly 600 people have been killed in the mountainous region. More than 30,000 others have...
HARI SREENIVASAN: Now a story about trash. As the nation produces more and more, one city is trying to eliminate all of it. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports. SPENCER MICHELS: Each year, Americans throw away about 250 million tons of gar...
GWEN IFILL: Now NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien begins a two-part look at America's drinking water, and the regulatory system that is supposed to guarantee its safety. His report is the result of a partnership with the Center for Public...
GWEN IFILL:Our next story takes us to the Jersey Shore. That's where the president headed today to take a look at its recovery in the aftermath of last fall's superstorm. Today's visit was a less somber occasion than his last New Jersey tour. Judy Wo...
