A Colorado Town Tried to Discourage Fossil Fuel Dependency. The Utility Wasn’t Having It.
The United States is on the brink of its most consequential transformation since the New Deal. Read more about it takes to decarbonize the economy, and what stands in the way, here. This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gunnison, Colorado, at…
Think Globally, Build Like Hell Locally
The United States is on the brink of its most consequential transformation since the New Deal. Read more about what it takes to decarbonize the economy, and what stands in the way, here. In March, “Save Lafayette” finally lost a long-running battle to stop a 315-unit housing complex from being built in Lafayette, a small…
Donald Trump’s Lawyers Just Made a Big Mistake
Mother Jones; Patsy Lynch/MediaPunch /IPX/AP, Mary Altaffer/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, when Donald Trump filed a $500 million civil lawsuit in federal court against his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, legal experts scoffed and guffawed. Trump’s suit accused Cohen of…
The Green Movement’s Best Weapon Has Become a Problem
The United States is on the brink of its most consequential transformation since the New Deal. Read more about what it takes to decarbonize the economy, and what stands in the way, here. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, when runaway development with little study or oversight led to the draining of the Everglades,…
Big Utilities Are “Diabolical, Man!”
The United States is on the brink of its most consequential transformation since the New Deal. Read more about what it takes to decarbonize the economy, and what stands in the way, here. On the long list of things standing in the way of the green energy transition, utilities are up at the top. So…
DeSantis Has Lots of Plans to Fight the Left—and None to Preserve Millions of Floridians’ Health Care
Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida’s government is very busy. The GOP-dominated legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican darling considered a top contender for the 2024 presidential nomination, are currently hard at work in a special legislative session, cranking out bills…