A Firm Bought Up Land in a Tiny Arizona Town—Then Sold Its Water to a Faraway Suburb
Water from the Colorado River diverted through the Central Arizona Project fills an irrigation canal.Matt York / AP Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One of the biggest battles over Colorado River water is being staged in one of the west’s smallest rural enclaves.…
Samantha Power Confirms Famine Is Likely Underway in Parts of Gaza
Habboub Ramez/Abaca/ZUMA; Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Famine is likely already underway in parts of Gaza, Samantha Power, the top US humanitarian official, said publicly for the first time on Wednesday. While testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Power, administrator of…
A New California Bill Aims to Ban Paraquat. Yep, That Toxic Stuff Is Still Around.
Harvesting almonds in Livingston, California.Dave Getzschman/Merced Sun-Star/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Americans of a certain age hear the word “paraquat,” the first thing that might leap to mind is Mexican weed. That’s because, in the late 1970s, the United States government thought…
Inside the Movement to Ban Lab-Grown Meat
Scientists work in a bioprocess lab at Eat Just in Alameda, CA making lab-grown meat. Jeff Chiu / AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Months in jail and thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees—those are the consequences Alabamians and Arizonans could…
US Groundwater Is Being Shipped Overseas
Alfalfa hay is a water-intensive crop, and exporting it is equivalent to exporting precious groundwater.Jack Richardson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Water is life. It’s also big business. In our November + December 2023 issue, Mother Jones dives into the West’s deepening water crisis—and…
Cities Are Grappling With “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
Cole Benak collects a water sample. Kaveer Rai/High Country News This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just inside the rolled-up door of a pumphouse garage, Cole Benak pulled on a pair of black Nitrile gloves. Outside, morning sunshine warmed the quiet wooded hillside. From the…