Virginia Senate Panel Rejects Trump EPA Chief for Top Environmental Post
Drew Angerer/Getty This story was originally published by Huffpost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Democratic state senators in Virginia took a first step Tuesday toward blocking Andrew Wheeler, Donald Trump’s controversial second head of the Environmental Protection Agency and a former coal lobbyist, from becoming the state’s top environmental official. A Senate committee…
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…
The Whole World Is Hating on Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, January 2021.Jose Luis Magana/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Within the brutal machinations of US politics, Joe Manchin has been elevated to a status of supreme decision-maker, the man who could make or break Joe Biden’s presidency. Internationally, however,…
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…
Bowing to Investors, Microsoft Will Make Its Devices Easier to Fix
Courtesy of Grist Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a first-of-its-kind victory for the right-to-repair movement, Microsoft has agreed to take concrete steps to facilitate the independent repair…
Anti-Vaccine Zealots Pose a Threat to Canada’s Democracy, Too
Photoillustration by Caroline Orr/National Observer Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. While vaccines and mask policies are viewed favorably by most Canadians, the vocal minority who oppose…