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EXCLUSIVE: Before Flint’s Water Crisis, One Man Warned That “People Are Gonna Die”
A foreman at Flint’s water treatment plant tried to sound the alarm, a new FRONTLINE documentary exclusively reveals.
September 5, 2019
54m
Flint's Deadly Water
How officials failed to stop a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis.
September 10, 2019
How Hurricane Maria Fueled Puerto Rico's Resistance
According to many Puerto Rican political observers, scientists and activists, Hurricane Maria — and, by default, climate change — is at the heart of the current resistance.
August 2, 2019
“The Last Generation” Honored with Scripps Howard Award and Overseas Press Club Award Citation
"The Last Generation," an interactive documentary from FRONTLINE and the GroundTruth Project, has been honored with both the Scripps Howard Award for multimedia journalism and the citation for the Overseas Press Club's Kim Wall Award.
March 20, 2019
The Conservative Texas Mayor Leading the Charge With Renewable Energy Talks About the Green New Deal
With a new plan to tackle renewable energy making headlines, we talked to Mayor Ross about Georgetown’s transition to wind and solar energy, why it happened, and whether he thinks a Green New Deal can be struck.
March 7, 2019
Struggling For Breath In Coal Country
In Appalachia, more than 2,000 coal miners are suffering from advanced black lung disease, caused by toxic dust in the mines. Reporter Howard Berkes spoke with dozens of miners with varying stages of the disease about how it has irrevocably changed their lives.
January 24, 2019
Calls for Change Follow FRONTLINE/NPR Black Lung Investigation
Thousands of coal miners are dying from an advanced form of black lung disease. Federal regulators could have prevented it.
January 22, 2019
32m
Coal's Deadly Dust
FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the rise of severe black lung disease among coal miners, and the failure to respond.
January 22, 2019
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It.
An NPR/FRONTLINE investigation found thousands of instances in which miners were exposed — not just to coal dust but to dangerous levels of toxic silica dust.
December 18, 2018
The Weight of Dust
Scott Gaines was a first responder on 9/11. When he retired a couple months later, he thought he’d escaped the aftermath unscathed.
December 13, 2018
Aspirational Climate Goal Embraced at U.N. Talks, But Not by U.S.
The debate pits the United States and three other fossil-fuel-producing nations against much of the rest of the world.
December 11, 2018