Episode
60 Minutes: 4/30/2023: The Domino Effect; Out Of Thin Air; An American Down Under
Overview
The maternal health crisis in the U.S.; and a commercial Direct Air Capture plant in Ireland that vacuums carbon dioxide out of thin air and locks it away deep underground. Also: the unlikely star of Australian rules football, and only American in the league, Mason Cox.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 55
- Episode
- Episode 32
- Air date
- 2023-04-30
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
4/30/2023: The Domino Effect; Out Of Thin Air; An American Down Under is Episode 32 in Season 55 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2023-04-30. The runtime is 43 min.
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