a major winter storm is on the move tonight across much of the country. winter weather alerts up across 17 states, stretching for nearly 1,500 miles. up to a foot of snow expected in the upper midwest. to the south, 35 million under the risk tonight of severe weather with the potential for tornados now to our series rescuing the rain forest tonight in partnership with the rain forest investigations network, we look into a fabric you have probably never heard of, but it is in many of the clothes we wear it is often billed as ecofriendly. but critics say it is putting the environment at risk. stephanie gosk investigates reporter: it s sleek, silky and most importantly cheap. viscose rayon, one of the fastest growing fabrics in fashion in t-shirts, sportswear and dresses. marketed as ecofriendly because it comes from renewable trees. but this environmental
we begin with the rise of nickel mining, a key tool empowering electric cars that is putting one of the world s most beautiful places in peril. jake ward investigates in partnership with the pulitzer center s rain forest investigations network. reporter: it s been called one of the most beautiful places on earth, a stunning tropical island in the philippines, a diver s paradise, an ecological wonder. 300 miles south of the pristine beaches, a giant swath of the rain forest was destroyed decades ago, making way for one of the world s largest nickel mines. and now the current majority owner nickel asia has an ambitious plan to expand into more of the rain forest, adding the equivalent of nearly 4,700 football fields to the mine. you have filed paperwork to do so, is that right? yes, yes. we have filed paperwork because i think we still have about four years to go with the current area.