Death Toll in Maui Wildfire Rises to 80
The destroyed Waiola Church following the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii.Rick Bowmer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The death toll from the Maui wildfire near Lahaina has risen to 80, county officials announced late Friday. Authorities are still searching for missing people and have indicated…
Biden’s Pseudo-Declaration of Emergency Frustrates Climate Activists
Susan Walsh/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden has said that he has “practically” declared a national emergency on the climate crisis, despite not actually taking that step, vexing climate campaigners. “I’ve already done that,” Biden said when asked if he intends to declare a climate…
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…
One Politician Stopped California’s Fossil Fuels Divestment—Again
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This piece was originally published by Capital & Main.Environmental groups, faculty associations, and others seeking to slow climate change are pushing California to cut its investments in fossil fuels. Divestment supporters point to the state’s massive economy — the…
Mike Huckabee Is Now Peddling Climate Misinformation to Children
Kiichiro Sato/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Beverly Grimmett thought the kids magazines she saw stacked on a coworker’s desk this spring were perfectly innocent, until she picked one up. “My stomach turned,” Grimmett said. The guides were decorated in bright colors and cheerful cartoons,…
Big Business Is Fighting Efforts to Protect Workers From Heat
Jon G. Fuller/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Big-business lobbyists, including big agricultural and construction groups, are pushing to water down or stymie efforts at the federal and state levels to implement workplace heat protection standards. This summer, millions in the United States have been exposed…