EPA Chief Michael Regan Relishes “Clean Slate” After Years of Trump Chaos
Michael Regan speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate.Caroline Brehman/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 Climate Desk collaboration. Michael Regan has perhaps the most…
The Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, Is a Dire Warning Sign
Jackson residents get water from a distribution site on March 7.Michael M. Santiago/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.Jackson, Mississippi, is finally on its way out of a nightmare water crisis. Freezing winter storms wreaked havoc…
New EPA Administrator Michael Regan Champions Environmental Justice
Michael Regan at his February nomination hearing in Washington, DC. Caroline Brehman/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 HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Senate on…
Why Won’t Joe Biden Let Ethanol Die Already?
Kotyński 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.President Joe Biden campaigned on an ambitious plan to tackle climate change with a “clean energy revolution,” including incentives to phase out gas-powered cars in favor of electric ones. The…
President Biden Has the Most Ambitious Climate Change Plan in US History. Will It Be Enough to Save the Planet?
Adam Schultz/White House/Planet Pix/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.After four long years of the crisis being officially ignored, stopping climate change is back on the White House agenda. President Joe Biden’s first two weeks in…
Criminal Charges in Flint’s Water Fiasco Offers a Mere Trickle of Justice
Former Governor Rick Snyder following his arraignment on January 14, 2021. Ryan Garza/TNS via ZUMA Wire 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.No punishment has yet fit the crime of the Flint water crisis, complete with its…