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On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched mankind into the moon’s orbit for the first time. Robert Kurson joined us at the Apollo 8 capsule at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to take viewer…

Frank Borman talked about his life and career. He was a Gemini and Apollo astronaut who served as commander of Apollo 8, the first NASA mission to fly around the Moon. This interview was…

Titled “The Spirit of Apollo,” this ceremony from Washington National Cathedral commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8. On December 24, 1968, as they became the first humans to orbit…

Climate scientists and policy experts testified on the latest climate change research before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. They discussed an array of topics, including clean…

NASA held a press conference to announce the end of the mission for its Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity. The rover arrived on the Martian surface in January 2004 and was declared dead, and…

Former NASA chief historian Roger Launius talked about the history of the Apollo program. He described how the Cold War influenced early space missions and the excitement over the moon landing in…

Author and documentary filmmaker Tom Hansell talked about After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales in which he reported on coal communities in central Appalachia and South…

The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the impact of climate change on American communities. Members first heard from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) and…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Does the U.S. need a 'Green New Deal?'”

Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) unveiled the “Green New Deal” resolution calling for broad scope of economic and energy reforms to target climate…

In his book A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow, Joshua Goldstein examined potential solutions to climate change already enacted by some…

Zack Colman discussed the “New Green Deal” introduced earlier in the week by freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA). He also talked about the…

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D), who is considering a presidential bid in 2020, spoke at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. The mayor focused mostly on…

Gregory Jaczko recounted his time with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for which he served as chair from 2009-2012.

Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) spoke to college students at an event at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. He said he is seriously considering running for president in 2020, and…

Representatives Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) talked about their formation of the Congressional PFAS Task Force which seeks to highlight the role of per- and…

In this portion of the 2019 U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting, the Democratic mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, was among the speakers at a roundtable discussion on climate change and…

Andrew Wheeler, President Trump’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA administrator, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Mr. Wheeler was asked about his…

Oil and gas executives discussed the state of the energy industry. They also addressed environmental protection efforts, emerging energy technologies, and related energy policies. Speakers…

Kevin Bogardus talked about Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).