David Greene
Environmental Engineer and Senior Researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Knoxville, TN
David Greene appears in the following:
Harvey's Aftereffects Continue To Pelt Texas And Take Aim At Louisiana
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Floodwaters in Houston are chest-deep in some areas. The federal government has assigned almost 8,500 workers to assist with rescue and relief efforts throughout Texas and Louisiana.
News Brief: More Rain Forecast For Texas, North Korea Launches Missile
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
As rescue efforts continue in flood-stricken Texas, President Trump gets ready to travel there. And, North Korea conducts a missile launch over Japan, further ratcheting up tensions in the region.
Morning News Brief: Party Unity Tested, Far-Right Weekend Rallies
Friday, August 25, 2017
Tension between Capitol Hill and the White House is threatening the GOP's legislative agenda. Far-right groups have set their sights on San Francisco and Berkeley for weekend rallies.
'What Carter Lost' Tells The True Story Of 'Friday Night Lights' Football Rivals
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Carter High School is really an afterthought in Friday Night Lights — the thug-like football team that stole the state title. A new film follows Carter's rise to the top, and its fall from grace.
News Brief: Trump Unveils Afghan Strategy, He'll Hold Rally In Phoenix
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
President Trump didn't disclose the number of additional troops his administration will send to Afghanistan — though it's reported to be about 4,000. Trump holds a campaign rally Tuesday in Phoenix.
Morning News Brief: Trump's Afghan Strategy, Total Solar Eclipse
Monday, August 21, 2017
In a televised address Monday night, President Trump will lay out his strategy for Afghanistan. And for the first time in nearly a century, the moon will completely block the sun in parts of the U.S.
Morning News Break: Political Fallout From White Nationalist Rally
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
President Trump on Monday delivered a statement directly calling out the hate groups behind the violence in Charlottesville, Va. And, 3 CEOs resigned from Trump's advisory council on manufacturing.
What We Know About Driver Charged In Deadly Charlottesville Crash
Monday, August 14, 2017
James Alex Fields Jr. is charged with second-degree murder after one woman died and at least 19 people were injured. Reporters from the Toledo Blade tracked down his mother and a former teacher.
Morning News Brief: 'Unite The Right' Rally In Charlottesville Turns Deadly
Monday, August 14, 2017
After the deadly events in Virginia, President Trump blamed "many sides." Those remarks didn't go far enough for some, who called on Trump to denounce the white supremacists behind the violence.
Nixon White House Counsel John Dean Sees Uphill Climb For Trump In Leaks Fight
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Dean says he sees echoes of the Watergate scandal in the Trump administration: "We wrote what you shouldn't do. We wrote the book on it. And Trump doesn't even seem to know what happened."
Morning News Brief: North Korea Sanctions, Venezuela's Political Crisis
Monday, August 07, 2017
The U.N. Security Council voted to impose sanctions against North Korea for its missile launches. Anti-government fighters infiltrated a Venezuela military base — trying to start an uprising.
Morning News Brief: Trump Backs Merit-Based Immigration System
Thursday, August 03, 2017
The president says the system is so unfair that he wants to cut legal immigration in half over the next decade. In West Virginia, he'll point to the bill as way he's made good on a campaign promise.
'Dunkirk' Director Christopher Nolan: 'We Really Try To Put You On That Beach'
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Nolan's latest film marks the first time he has tackled a true story: the heroic evacuation of British troops by civilians in small boats at the beginning of World War II.
Tight On Wall Space, SFMOMA Will Text Its Art To You Instead
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can only display a fraction of its collection at any given time. Now, you can text a word or emoji and the museum will send back a corresponding work of art.
News Brief: Health Care Bill Is Dead, Russian Compound Discussions
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
When 2 GOP senators said they would vote no on a bill to replace Obamacare, it effectively killed the bill. U.S. and Russian diplomats are discussing 2 Russian compounds that U.S. authorities seized.
Can't Prog Rock Get Any Respect Around Here?
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Critic Lester Bangs once declared progressive rock "musical sterility at its pinnacle." David Weigel, author of The Show That Never Ends: The Rise And Fall Of Prog Rock, begs to differ.
News Brief: GOP Health Bill Vote Postponed, Iran Sentences U.S. Citizen
Monday, July 17, 2017
A vote on the Senate's health care bill has been delayed. An American graduate student who disappeared in Iran months ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to an Iranian news agency.
News Brief: Police Acquittal, Trump Rally, Kushner In Middle East
Thursday, June 22, 2017
An-ex Milwaukee police officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a motorist. President Trump returned to the campaign trail. Presidential adviser Jared Kushner is working on peace talks.
'They Told Me I Wasn't A Human Being': Gay Men Speak Of Brutal Treatment In Chechnya
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Two gay men tell NPR they were kidnapped, beaten and interrogated in Chechnya before they were able to find refuge in Moscow. Human Rights Watch warns that Chechnya is conducting an "anti-gay purge."
Putin Doesn't Appear Worried About Anti-Government Demonstrations In Russia
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Anti-government demonstrations are scheduled in hundreds of cities across Russia on Monday, but President Vladimir Putin doesn't appear to be worried.