This Democrat Wrote a Water Recycling Law. It Could Benefit Her Financially.
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.)Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/ZUMA As a member of Congress from the nation’s driest state, Rep. Susie Lee has a major stake in the health of the Colorado River Basin, which is currently enduring historic drought. “Nevadans’ access to clean water from Lake Mead is in danger,” she tweeted in July 2021. In office,…
“I Don’t Wanna Drop Dead Out Here”
A homeless encampment near downtown Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was mid-afternoon when first responders found David Spell slumped and unresponsive under a bus shelter. The temperature outside was nearing 110F (43C)—the hottest day of the year so far in Phoenix,…
US Climate Action Could Save Millions of Lives
A solar energy plant in Borrego Springs, California.Stan Sholik/ZUMA Wire This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The rapidly shrinking window of opportunity for the US to pass significant climate legislation will have mortal, as well as political, stakes. Millions of lives around the world will…
America Can Cut Emissions in Half by 2030—if We Choose To
Wind turbines near Blairsburg, Iowa.Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. You can’t see them or hear them, but there are huge, hidden forces propelling the United States into the energy future. Last year, the Biden administration committed to eliminating half the country’s greenhouse gas…
Hundreds of Little Blue Penguins Washing Up Dead on New Zealand Beaches
Little blue penguins at a New Zealand preserve in 2021.Guo Lei/Xinhua via ZUMA Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The penguins lie in orderly, evenly spaced rows, wings splayed, their trademark glossy blue plumage dulled by sand. There are 183 in all, carefully collected by…
“Superspreaders” Are Dragging Climate Conspiracies Into the Culture Wars
Climate justice activists at the Cop26 Climate conference in Glasgow, November 2021. A recent report notes the increase of climate change disinformation spreading on social media, particularly around the time of Cop26. Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate…