Why Can’t Congressional Democrats Imagine a World In Which Fewer People Drive Cars?
Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/via ZUMA Press This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin suddenly on board with climate legislation (albeit one refashioned as an anti-inflation bill), wary Democrats met the announcement of a domestic-policy bill this week with jubilation and relief. At…
Extreme Flooding in Kentucky Has Killed at Least 16 People
Flooded homes and structures near Quicksand, Kentucky, on Thursday.Ryan C. Hermens/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.At least 16 people have been confirmed dead as a result of flooding in Kentucky, the New York Times reports. That number is “going to…
We Know Wildfire Smoke Is Terrible for You. But What Does It Do to Cows?
Marty Bicek/ZUMA Wire This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. California’s wildfire season has kicked off in earnest, with the Oak Fire chewing extraordinarily quickly through the parched landscape around Yosemite National Park. The fire has burned nearly 17,000 acres so far, forcing thousands from their homes and blanketing the…
Where On Earth Is the GOP on Climate Policy?
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Joe Manchin announced an abrupt end to Senate negotiations over major climate legislation last week, activists and even fellow Democrats expressed outrage against the West Virginia lawmaker. Manchin was attacked as a “modern-day villain” who had delivered “nothing short of a death…
What Happens If the World Gets Too Hot for Animals to Survive?
Thomas Gaulkin/ Shutterstock. This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last month, during a slow-moving heat wave that smothered much of the United States, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported at least 2,000 cattle had died from heat stress. In 2021, as the…
“The Scale Is Hard to Grasp”: The Avian Flu Is a Catastrophe for Seabirds
Ben Birchall/PA Images/Contributor/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A quarter of Europe’s breeding seabirds spend spring in the UK, turning our coastline into a giant maternity unit. These noisy outcrops usually stink of bird poo. However, this year has been different. “Instead of the smell of…