The Sunrise Movement Thinks Climate Is the Key to Voters’ Trust
Photo courtesy of Sunrise Chicago Before Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage to accept her party’s nomination for president tonight, another topic is expected to enter the spotlight: climate change. While Democrats haven’t made it a huge focus of the convention so far, they plan to center it more tonight (according to NPR) in…
New US Support for Global Production Limits Has the Plastics Industry in a Tizzy
Only one big meeting remains before a UN global plastics treaty is finalized next year. Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a significant reversal, the Biden administration announced during two closed-door meetings this week that US negotiators will support…
As Governor, Tim Walz Has Been an Aggressive Leader on Climate Action
Tim Walz, vice presidential hopeful, speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia. Ricky Fitchett/Zuma Press Wire This piece was published originally by Capital & Main. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, has quietly become one of the country’s most aggressive advocates for taking action on climate change. Under his leadership, Minnesota has adopted some of the most…
Kamala Harris Could Be Just the Kind of Prosecutor the Earth Needs
Mother Jones illustration; Lev Radin/Sipa/AP; Getty When it comes to campaign messaging, Kamala Harris’ past as a prosecutor has served as both a strength and a liability. As a first-term senator from California, her rigorous cross-examination during the confirmation hearings of several Trump appointees—including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Environmental…
Climate Deniers Aren’t Mainstream, But Congress Is Rife With Them
From left, Ted Cruz (Texas), Steve Scalise (Louisiana), and August Pfluger (Texas) are all openly hostile to federal climate efforts..Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US politics is an outlier bastion of climate denial with nearly one in four members of…
JD Vance Attacked AOC for Promoting a “Sociopathic Attitude” About Children
Screenshot/Napa Institute/YouTube Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When JD Vance appeared as a special guest at the 2021 summer conference of the Napa Institute, a Catholic organization that seeks to “advance the re-evangelization of the United States,” he was weathering a storm for…