New Year, Same Congress: Politicians Block Livestock Emission Reporting Rules
Alexander Polegenko/TASS/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Anyone feeling compelled to look into a bill passed recently by the House of Representatives will see some familiar language. It may seem wonky—the concern of agriculture or climate policy geeks. But the language relates to one of…
US Groundwater Is Being Shipped Overseas
Alfalfa hay is a water-intensive crop, and exporting it is equivalent to exporting precious groundwater.Jack Richardson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Water is life. It’s also big business. In our November + December 2023 issue, Mother Jones dives into the West’s deepening water crisis—and…
Federal Agents Investigate Sugar Exporter Over Allegations of Forced Labor
Residents of a Central Romana batey in 2021.Pedro Farais-Nardi Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Americans pulling into the luxury Caribbean resort town of Juan Dolio could have easily passed as tourists. Dressed in jeans and tennis shoes, they set up at a hotel…
State Pension Fund Is Helping a Middle Eastern Firm Export Arizona’s Precious Groundwater
A new groundwater pump was installed for farming in La Paz County, Arizona, in 2017. Débora Souza Silva This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Also listen to Reveal’s accompanying podcast, “The Great Arizona Water Grab.” As rural Arizonans face the prospect of wells running dry, foreign…
The Surprising Communities Thriving in the Time of War
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After waking to the sound of explosions on February 24, 2022, the morning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Anastasiya Volkova knew that she and her family had to leave Kyiv. They were visiting the city from their home, an…
Lake Powell’s Water Levels Sink to Another Record Low
Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The water level at Lake Powell, the massive reservoir on the Colorado River whose southern reaches straddle the Utah-Arizona border, hit a record low this week, sinking to just 3,522…