Foreign Firms Sucking “Virtual” Water From America’s Parched Southwest
David McNew/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 article was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Driving into Southern California’s Palo Verde Valley from the Arizona border,…
A Year Later, It’s Still Impossible to Tell How Many Food Workers Are Contracting COVID-19
An aerial view shows the Farmer John slaughterhouse, near the Los Angeles River, after 153 workers tested positive for COVID-19, on May 26, 2020 in Vernon, California. David McNew/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…
COVID Relief Efforts Want to Offer Citizenship to Essential Workers. But This Group Is Falling Through the Cracks.
Farmworkers wear face masks while harvesting curly mustard in February 2021 in Ventura County, California. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via 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.A year ago, when the coronavirus pandemic caused the shutdown of…
What California’s Farmworkers Can Teach Us During a Season of Giving
Daniel A. Anderson/ Grist 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 Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught…
Will Biden Pick a USDA Secretary Who Sees Our Food Crises Clearly?
Joe Biden campaigns in Iowa, June 2019.Matthew Putney/AP Photo 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.The next secretary of the US Department of Agriculture will confront two of the most dire problems facing the nation: spiking levels…
Plant-Based Meats Are on The Rise. But Are They Sustainable?
Lightlife makes one of many plant-based meat options available at many grocery stories. Jenny Kane/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 piece was originally published in Canada’s National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk…