Small-Town America Grapples With Vaccine Logistics
Public health officials test for COVID-19 in Livingston, Montana, in December 2020.William Campbell/ 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 Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One afternoon this…
For Electric Car Makers, This Battery Breakthrough Could Change Everything
Hours-long charge times and a fear of getting stranded have held the industry back.Patrick Pleul/Picture-Alliance/DPA/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 Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the…
From the California Delta to Jakarta, the World’s Aquifers Are Collapsing
Hog Slough in the California Delta, provides water for 25 million people. Adrian Mendoza/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 story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
Fighting Climate Change Could Define Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidency. Watch Our Interview With Her.
MSNBC, 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.Kamala Harris represents a series of historic firsts—she will be the first woman vice president, the first Black vice president, and the first Asian American vice president. She’ll also…
Biden Needs to Hit the Ground Running on Climate—or Else
acilo/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 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. First, Americans, let’s congratulate ourselves for having used the power of our vote to create…
Our Laundry Is Fouling Arctic Seawater With Microplastics
Icebergs in the Arctic Ocean in Greenland.Explora_2005/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 The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Arctic is “pervasively” polluted by microplastic fibers that most likely…