How an Island in Washington Became a Safe Refuge for Birds, Seals—and Marty
Marty Bluewater never expected to be the only human being living in a 400-acre wildlife haven. Courtesy Marty Bluewater 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 Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part…
“Infodemiologists” Dive Into the Battle Against Vaccine Misinformation on Facebook
Anti-lockdown conspiracy theorists rally in London.Justin Ng/Avalon/ZUMA Press 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 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. …
Developers Aim to Halt Local Push Toward Climate-Friendly Building Codes
A construction site in New York CityMunoz Alvarez/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 story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Kim Havey had a problem. Minneapolis was…
Trump Was a Disaster for Wildlife. Here Are 5 Things Biden’s Interior Secretary Can Do to Help.
The Trump administration delisted the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act last year.hkuchera/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.As president, Donald Trump’s record on protecting imperiled plants and animals was, in a word, abysmal. His…
How Congressional Republicans Are Responding to Biden’s Climate Agenda
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)Stefani Reynolds/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 Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since taking office, President Joe Biden has re-entered the United States into the…
Watch This Number Closely to See How Seriously Biden Will Tackle Climate Pollution
Anna Moneymaker/CNP via 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.Many of President Joe Biden’s promises for tackling unchecked climate pollution come down to nailing down one obscure economic metric. It’s called the social cost of carbon,…