This weekend, nearly every community in America stages a fireworks display. So is there a cumulative effect on the environment from the chemicals exploded into our atmosphere? Read more…

Hamza Ibrahim is a refugee from Darfur who now lives in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn. He told WIDE ANGLE about growing up in Darfur, driving a taxi in New York City, and collecting clothes and school supplies to send to people living in refugee camps back home. See story…

What archaeologist Dennis Jenkins found in the Paisley Caves in south central Oregon may turn on its head the theory of how and when the first people came to North America. Read more…

Byrne discusses his 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation that transforms the interior of the Battery Maritime Building at the tip of Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” Watch the interview…

Sales plunged at the nation’s big automakers as American consumers steered away from gas-guzzling trucks and SUV’s and into more fuel-efficient cars. It’s a trend analysts say is here to stay. Read more about the dismal month for U.S. automakers on Nightly Business Report and NewsHour.

Tune in to see “The Waterfalls: Making Public Art” tonight at 8pm on Thirteen, but also visit our new site all about Public Art. Read more….

What’s the street-level experience of voters in today’s America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, P.O.V.’s Election Day combines 11 stories — shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight — into one. Watch now…