Why a Kamala Harris Victory Could Prove Critical for the Health of the Planet
Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers convention in Houston, July 25, 2024.Jerome Hicks/ZUMA This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vice President Kamala Harris all but locked up the Democratic presidential nomination last Sunday. It was also, incidentally, the single hottest day in this planet’s history. That inauspicious timing reveals…
What’s Behind Trump’s Plan to “Restore American Beauty”?
Mother Jones; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Zuma; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When I first skimmed through the Republican Party’s 2024 policy platform, a 16-page document titled “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!,” much of it read as Trumpian but unsurprising. The platform, which is sprinkled with…
Joe Biden’s Enormous, Contradictory, and Fragile Climate Legacy
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on May 29, 2024.Photo Image Press via ZUMA Press This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The day after President Joe Biden said he would not seek reelection, his White House announced more than $4.3 billion in…
What Project 2025 Would Mean for America’s Climate Policies
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) wore a customized outfit to President Joe Biden’s March 2022 State of the Union address.Saul Loeb/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As delegates arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee earlier this week to officially nominate former president Donald Trump as…
Plagued by Developers and Rising Seas, a Historic Black Community Embraces Conservation
A birds-eye view of historic Ten Mile and the Copahee Sound marsh. Courtesy of Dana Coleman This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At high tide, the marsh alongside Seafood Road disappears under an inscrutable mirror of water. Then, as it drains, reeds resurface and begin…
FEMA Aims to Tighten Restrictions on Building in Flood-Prone Areas
Flooding from Hurricane Beryl swamps a highway running through Houston, July 8, 2024. Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient…