Hi, what do you want to do?
SciShow
Colorado's Bright Yellow River, and Why Fruit Flies Mate
This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.
SciShow
Gina McCarthy on Public Health & Climate Change | SciShow Talk Show
Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...
SciShow
Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
SciShow
Colorado's Bright Yellow River, and Why Fruit Flies Mate
This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.
SciShow
Gina McCarthy on Public Health & Climate Change | SciShow Talk Show
Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...
SciShow
Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
The Business Professor
The Role and Responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency
The video provides an overview of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency. The video explains the EPA's relationship with state governments, and how it works with them to regulate and protect the environment. It also discusses...
Curated Video
The Day the River Caught Fire
When Time magazine published details of a river fire in downtown Cleveland in 1969, the outcry was so loud and widespread, the U.S. government was forced into action.
Healthcare Triage
Health Harms from Pollution Can Choke the Economy
The Trump Administration's EPA has shown a propensity to ease regulations on polluting industries, in hopes of increasing economic output. Pollution has a lot of very well studied impacts on health, and those health problems can decrease...
Curated Video
The Origin of Earth Day Explained
On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.
The Business Professor
The Role and Responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency
The video provides an overview of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency. The video explains the EPA's relationship with state governments, and how it works with them to regulate and protect the environment. It also discusses...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Week of 8 8 16: One Year After a Toxic River Spill, No Clear Plan
One year ago - on Aug. 5, 2015 - an EPA crew at the Gold King Mine in southwest Colorado accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of orange water filled with mercury and arsenic.The toxic spill flowed into the Animas River, eventually...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Obama Environmental Appointments
A conversation about the expected appointments by then President-elect Obama for important environmental positions, including the Secretary of State and the director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Aired Dec. 12, 2008 [12:27 min]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Retro Report: Love Canal and the Environmental Protection Agency
This 11-minute video provides students with a compact and engaging introduction to the history and environmental science surrounding the toxic pollution underneath the community of Love Canal near Niagara Falls, New York. The video shows...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Spotlight on America: Radioactive Toxic Transport
From plutonium to uranium, bomb-making materials are on the move, traveling across our country on 18-wheelers and rails every day. According to the EPA, about 3 million shipments that contain radioactive materials are transported in the...
Other
National Environmental Education Foundation: Understanding Climate Change
Several videos discuss the evolving understanding and consensus of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Over time, the panel increased their calculations regarding the probability that climate change was occurring, until it...