PBS News Hour - Full Show December 27, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Dec 27, 2025
Cassidy Arena, a PBS Nebraska reporter, discusses First Star Recycling's innovative approach to transforming hard-to-recycle plastics into building materials, highlighting their sustainability challenges. Meanwhile, Matthew Standall from PBS Montana shares insights on Yellowstone National Park's groundbreaking project using AI and bioacoustics to decode wolf howls. This study aims to noninvasively monitor wolf packs while addressing ethical concerns about wildlife conservation. Together, they showcase fascinating advancements that could reshape environmental stewardship.
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Timing Of Strike Signals Opposition
- Russia launched a large overnight barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv just before a planned Zelenskyy-Trump meeting.
- The attack signaled, according to Zelenskyy, that Moscow opposes the current peace efforts.
Nebraska Plant Turns Ocean Plastic Into Lumber
- Cassidy Arena visits First Star in Omaha and describes warehouses full of hard-to-recycle plastics turned into lumber and pellets.
- Patrick Leahy aims to process ocean-collected plastics and eventually inspire local plants closer to debris sources like Hawaii.
Ocean Plastic Is A Global, Transboundary Issue
- The Center for Marine Debris Research collects nearly 200 tons of ocean trash annually, including material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
- Transboundary plastic flows mean inland recycling efforts can play a role but scaling closer-to-source processing matters for sustainability.