May 15, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

The United States and Canada have one of the largest economic partnerships in the world, and share the world’s largest international border. When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, that border was closed to all nonessential traffic. As more people on both sides of the border get vaccinated, some are calling for it to re-open. Special Correspondent Benedict Moran reports.

This week, federal regulators made it official: Vineyard Wind will be the first large-scale offshore wind energy project in the United States. As NewsHour Weekend reported in late March, this nearly $3 billion project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, will generate enough electricity for about 400,000 homes. Ivette Feliciano has the story.

Nearly a week after a ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down, the company has restored service. The shutdown disrupted gas supplies along the East Coast — full recovery may still take days. The attack has highlighted the vulnerability of US infrastructure to similar attacks. Cynthia Quarterman, Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, joins to discuss.