Study Finds Arctic Plants Are Thriving. That Could Be a Problem.
Hairgrass (Deschampsia) and pearlwort are the only two native flowering plants in Antarctica.Gary Braasch/Zuma Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Antarctica’s two native flowering plants are spreading rapidly as temperatures warm, according to the first study to show changes in fragile polar ecosystems have accelerated…
Biden Administration Revokes Mining Leases Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
A lake within Minnesota’s Boundary Waters.Getty Images This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A Chilean mining giant’s bid to construct a massive underground copper-nickel mine just a few miles from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has hit another major snag. On Wednesday, the Biden administration canceled a…
Biden Finally Picked His Fed Chair. Is a Climate Reckoning at the Bank Coming Next?
Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday morning, President Joe Biden announced that he will renominate Jerome Powell to another four-year term as the head of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the US and a key regulator of…
Big Oil Climate Denial Hearing Features Even More Denial
Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil testifies via video conference o Thursday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of Climate Desk. A landmark congressional hearing to probe the extent to which the oil industry misled the public about global…
The Centerpiece of Biden’s Climate Agenda Is All But Dead. So Now What?
Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.By the time a group of progressive lawmakers entered the Oval Office to meet with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, the centerpiece of his climate agenda was all but dead. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) refused…
Reports: Senator Joe Manchin Wants the “Most Important Climate Policy” Out of Biden’s Budget
AP Photo/Alex Brandon Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Congressional Democrats need just two more votes to push through President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure bill, but thanks to Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), one of the most consequential pieces of climate change policy probably…