Environment

Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, Bill Moyers has covered the environment and the impact of industrial and other forms of pollution on the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Eye-opening documentaries and programs below share important truths about the state of the world and the parts we play in its preservation.

EDITORS' PICKS

An Activist Approach to Hurricane Help
Watch how Occupy Sandy and other community organizations are helping some of New York's most vulnerable residents in the wake of the superstorm.
Combating Climate Change
Learn ways to make a difference in your own community on behalf of the planet.
Capitalism and Climate Change
The Shock Doctrine author Naomi Klein joins Bill to discuss hurricanes, climate change and democracy.

EXPLORE Environment

A carniolan honey bee works the hyacinth in Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Honey Bee Die-Off Caused By Multiple Factors Including Pesticides

May 2, 2013 | News & Notes

A new federal report looks at why nearly a third of honey bee colonies in the United States have been wiped out since 2006. Continue reading

Protect Honey Bees in Your Own Backyard

May 2, 2013

Over 30 scientific studies have indicated there is a link between pesticides and honeybee deaths. Learn how you can make your garden a pollinator friendly zone.

Anti-Fracking Activist Sandra Steingraber Released From Jail

April 30, 2013 | News & Notes

In this exclusive video shot outside the jail, watch Steingraber's supporters greet her with flowers, cheers and song.

A lead warning sign hangs in a window in Lakewood, Ohio, in April 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Your Body Is a Corporate Test Tube

April 29, 2013 | News & Notes

The story of how Americans became exposed to biohazards in the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched. Continue reading

“Head-Bangers”

April 24, 2013 | Cartoons

In Mark Fiore's new animated cartoon, he pokes fun at the backward logic of those who want to maintain the status quo on fossil fuels in the face of climate change.

Writing From Jail on Earth Day

April 22, 2013 | Perspectives

Sentenced to jail for actions she took to protest fracking, Sandra Steingraber writes about her experience, her continuing resolve and the inspiration of a fellow inmate. Continue reading

$FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, a drilling rig is set up near a barn in Springville, Pa., to tap gas from the giant Marcellus Shale gas field. In an unlikely partnership between longtime adversaries, some of the nation's biggest energy companies and environmental groups announced Wednesday, March 20, 2013 that they have agreed on a voluntary set of standards for gas and oil fracking in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)$

The Silence of Science

April 19, 2013

In this column from Orion magazine, Sandra Steingraber writes about the movement among people of faith to fight fracking in New York while scientists stay silent.

Full Show: The Toxic Assault on Our Children

April 19, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Biologist, mother and activist Sandra Steingraber discusses her fight against fracking and toxins contaminating our air, water and food. Continue reading