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…
Mustafa Santiago Ali Describes the Path Forward for Environmental Justice
Having departed the EPA under President Trump, Mustafa Santiago Ali is now vice president of environmental justice at the National Wildlife Federation. Courtesy image 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…
“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…
“Ring Down the Curtain”: What Protests Mean for a Nation Already in Crisis
A protester holds up a portrait of George Floyd during a “Black Lives Matter” demonstration in front of the Brooklyn Library and Grand Army Plaza on June 5, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York.Angela Weiss/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears…
Coronavirus Is Not Just a Health Crisis—It’s an Environmental Justice Crisis
A family leaves Sunday church services surrounded by chemical plants in Lions, Louisiana.Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Grist and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. More than 50 years ago, despite a storm that was brewing…