Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Tech companies are conflating traditional artificial intelligence with generative AI ...

Tropical forests are one of the planet’s most important carbon sinks, yet they are disappearing fast because logging and mining pay better than conservation. This video explains why unconditional cash ...

City and state officials, including Gov. Tina Kotek, have vowed to work together to keep the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland. But to do so, they need to raise more than half a billion dollars to ...

Economic models used by governments, central banks and investors are increasingly understating physical climate risk because they rely on assumptions that break down as the world moves toward higher ...

Lawmakers from both parties agreed at a congressional hearing Tuesday that the federal government must act to address the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires, but they were sharply divided over ...

Despite its name, the Fix Our Forests Act would fast-track logging, weaken environmental safeguards, and do little to protect communities from wildfire or climate harm. James Hansen, formerly director ...

Part of Mississippi is paralyzed in the wake of a winter storm that completely upended the power grid. Linemen are now working nearly around the clock to re-electrify the area around Oxford, Miss. In ...

Florida's expansion of school vouchers has diverted nearly $4 billion from public schools. The author argues that state laws allow charter schools to take over public school buildings at the local ...

For over a century, man has chased the ability to control the weather. From early rainmakers to secret military programs and geo-engineering startups, it’s real, documented and impacting tens of ...

At a crucial moment for climate change, these technologies show us where we're heading. Happy New Year! I know it’s a bit late to say, but it never quite feels like the year has started until the new ...

The Carbon River Fairfax Bridge, which connects State Route 165 to Mount Rainier National Park. The bridge is closing permanently due to safety concerns from the steel deteriorating. The rust is ...