PBS NewsHour

January 1, 2022 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, January 1, fast-spreading coronavirus variants force smaller new year’s celebrations across the world. Also, some of our stories from 2021 – how Portland, Maine is adapting to sea level rise, the changing climate challenges Indiana’s Lakeshore dunes, and mapping every street in Cleveland – on foot. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.

In Michigan, volunteers step up to deliver water amid crisis

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Like Flint before it, Benton Harbor, MI is in the midst of a lead water crisis. The water flowing through the city’s pipes isn't safe — and drinking it risks lead exposure. There are over 9,000 residents in this small community, most of them Black. More than 40% live below the poverty line. But while locals wait for a solution, some are stepping up to help, delivering bottled water door to door.

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