Snow Is on the Way—and Amid COVID-19, Wilderness Recovery Missions Are on the Rise
A ski patrol training on at Cooper Mountain, Colorado.AAron Ontiveroz/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 High Country News and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Every winter,…
Count on Biden to Restore the National Monuments Trump Trashed
Trees line a low-lying gulch about the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument outside of Escalante, Utah.L.E. Baskow/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 HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk…
Want to Fight the Zombie Fire Apocalypse? Weaponize Math.
A local activist extinguishes a peat fire near a village outside of the Siberian city of Novosibirsk in September 2020.Alexander Nemenov/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Wired and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The largest…
In the Hunt for Industrial Brine, a Surfeit of Sinkholes
In 2008, two large sinkholes appeared at separate brine well sites in New Mexico.Lewis Land/National Cave and Karst Research Institute For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Undark and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. On a July…
“They Are Punitive and Demeaning”—EPA Staff Slams Trump’s Anti-Diversity Orders
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks at a news conference.Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Environmental Protection Agency staffers are organizing against President Donald Trump’s recent…
These Obscure Races May Decide the Future of Climate Change
A Colstrip power plant, MontanaLarry Mayer, Billings Gazette/AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This election cycle, environmental advocates have realized that if they want strong action on climate change, they can’t just look to the president and Congress. They need the states.…