It’s Fat Bear Week and America’s Most Body Positive Contest Is About to Declare a Winner
A brown bear in Katmai National Park, in southern Alaska./Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Deep into a tumultuous and often harrowing year, it will…
Both Parties Used to Love the Carbon Tax. So Why Are They Giving up on It?
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC.Richard Gray/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. It was a cold February day in Salem, Oregon, and Republican state senators…
These 5 Stats Show Just How Devastating California’s Wildfires Have Been—So Far
The Bobcat Fire burns in the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020.Ringo Chiu/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In mid-August, the most destructive wildfire season in California history seemed to peak over a deadly 48-hour period. Between the evenings of…
Battleground State Voters Strongly Prefer Biden to Trump on Climate, a New Poll Finds
A couple pose for photos by the Golden Gate Bridge at noon in San Francisco.Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua, Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.To the millions of American voters who have experienced unprecedented wildfires, relentless storms, and extreme heat this summer, climate change has…
The Devastating Flint Water Crisis Wasn’t Even the City’s Worst Lead Exposure Event of That Decade
A volunteer walks by cases of bottled water at the St. Mark Baptist Church in Flint, Mich., that serves as a water distribution area.Tom Williams/Zuma 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…
Trump’s Understanding of California Wildfires Is Way Off—Even for Him
President Donald Trump meets with California Gov. Gavin Newson and officials to discuss recent wildfires in the western states at Sacramento McClellan Airport on Monday, Sep 14, 2020.Paul Kitagaki Jr./Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As wildfires blazed across the American West, causing…