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Oregon Suit Blaming Oil Firms for 2021 “Heat Dome” Disaster May Have a Shot
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Northwest Oregon had never seen anything like it. Over the course of three days in June 2021, Multnomah County—the Emerald State’s most populous county, which rests in the swayback along Oregon’s northern border—recorded highs of 108, 112, and 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
Plastics Makers Tout “a World Without Waste.” But what Does That Mean?
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the time it takes you to read this sentence—say, four seconds—the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely out of fossil fuels. That’s about 53,000 metric tons an hour, 1.3 million metric tons a day, or 460 million metric tons a year. Those numbers are fueling widespread and growing contamination of Earth’s oceans, rivers, and the terrestrial environment with plastic trash.
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig Calls for Biden to Drop Out
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. More than a week after a disastrous debate, President Joe Biden sat down with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News to answer some of the tough questions his performance raised about his ability to run for office. Biden repeated many of the claims his team had already made since last Thursday: he was sick, he was exhausted, and yes, he had a bad night, but it wasn’t an “indication of any serious condition.”
Western States Brace for a Scorching and Dangerous Fourth
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A brutal and long-lasting heatwave is threatening to wreak havoc across the US west this week, as sweltering conditions, power shutoffs and a severe uptick in wildfire risks coincide with Fourth of July celebrations.
Republicans Are Already Running Against Kamala Harris
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Despite insistence from the White House that President Biden has no plans to drop out of the general election after his disastrous debate performance last week, Republicans seem to be already running against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Will the Regulation Shielding Workers From Heat Be Finalized Before the Election?
This story was originally published by the Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the summer of 2011, Victor Ramirez was working in a Walmart warehouse in Mira Loma, California, when he suddenly fainted. When he came to, he was lying on the floor, confused about what had just happened, with his head aching terribly. While he didn’t receive any medical attention—his boss only told him to go home if he didn’t feel well enough to keep working—he knew that this sudden bout of unconsciousness must have been triggered by the relentless heat in the warehouse.
Has the Supreme Court Just Set the Stage for More Political Violence?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that former President Donald Trump has broad immunity from prosecution for crimes he allegedly committed while in office. The majority decision provoked furious dissent from the court’s three liberal justices. “The President is now a King above the law,” wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor, concluding, “With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
How a Young Thug “Meme Page” Helped Expose Georgia’s Broken Court System
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It’s the morning of November 28, 2023, and a lawyer gives an opening statement to the jury. He tells a story of a 9-year-old boy who sees his older brother Bennie collapsed on the ground after being shot in the chest. Someone calls 911, but when the police finally arrive, they don’t rush to help him, instead handcuffing the boy’s mother, who is screaming and hysterical, and pushing her to the ground. When the cops finally go over to Bennie, they put a sheet over his face. But Bennie’s chest is still going up and down—he’s still breathing.
Plastic Manufacturers May Have Broken US Laws
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues. The research from the Center for...
Steve Bannon Swaps His Podcast Studio for a Prison Cell
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It was a Tuesday morning in May and the mood on War Room, Steve Bannon’s twice-daily talk show, was characteristically grim. “The pre-kinetic part of the Third World War is happening,” the thrice-indicted former Trump advisor declared, alleging that the Chinese Communist Party, Qatar, and George Soros were secretly conspiring to seed unrest on college campuses.
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