The Paris Agreement Is 5 Years Old. Is It Strong Enough to Prevent Climate Catastrophe?
Smoke from the Eggborough Power Station, a coal fired plant near Selby, which has since been decommissioned. Global carbon emissions from using fossil fuels fell by a record amount in 2020 as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns around the world, researchers have said. (John Giles/AP) Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise:…
Ryan Zinke’s Official Portrait Is a Final Slap in the Face for Native American Tribes
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke toured Bears Ears National Monument in May. Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Huffington Post and is reproduced here as…
Trump Has Blown Up His One Decent Conservation Action—of Course
President Donald J. Trump during a signing ceremony for The Great American Outdoors Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Looking on at left is US Senator Cory Gardner (Republican of Colorado).Chris Kleponis/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to…
Good News! Endangered Vancouver Island Marmots Are Making a Comeback!
A (very cute) Hoary Marmot in Rocky Mountains British Columbia, Canada.Dennis Fast/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. This piece was originally published in Canada’s National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership.…
The Case for Climate Reparations
A man, displaced by Hurricane Eta in Honduras, cooks plantains in a refugee camp along the median of a highway in San Pedro Sula.Seth Sidney Berry/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This piece was originally published…
At Sea and in Court, the Fight to Save the World’s Rarest Whales Intensifies
Northern Right whale off Grand Manan Island in Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada.Francois Gohier/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This piece was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of our Climate…