February 2022 – Climate Desk

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Grist

New IPCC Report: Addressing Climate Change Is Now About Damage Control

Rising seas, scorching wildfires, and devastating droughts are expected to get much worse.

Joseph Winters and Linda Tran · February 28, 2022
Guardian

“Vitally Important” SCOTUS Case Could Make or Break Biden’s Climate Efforts

West Virginia’s attempt to neuter EPA authority “will define future federal action.”

Oliver Milman · February 24, 2022
Mother Jones

Russia Just Seized Chernobyl. Here’s Why It Matters.

“A nuclear reactor is a vulnerable source of energy because it relies on peace and stability.”

Isabela Diaz · February 24, 2022
Guardian

‘The Scheme’: A Senator’s Plan to Highlight Right-Wing Influence on the Supreme Court

The right’s capture of the Supreme Court is the result of what he calls “the Scheme.”

David Smith · February 22, 2022
Mother Jones

My Family Lost Our Farm During Japanese Incarceration. I Went Searching for What Remains.

When Executive Order 9066 forcibly removed my family from their community 80 years ago, we lost more than I realized.

Ruth Murai · February 18, 2022
YaleEnvironment360

Chicken Frenzy: A State Awash in Hog Farms Faces a Poultry Boom

North Carolina has seen a huge increase in large-scale poultry farms, which threaten groundwater and waterways in low-wealth communities. And the state scarcely regulates them.

Melba Newsome · February 14, 2022
Grist

So Much for Greening the Super Bowl

Tree-planting and social programs have failed to convince many Inglewood locals that the perks of hosting the big game are worth the tradeoffs.

Adam Mahoney · February 12, 2022
Guardian

Global Warming Is Marring the World’s Most Exclusive Horse Races

Historic White Turf events occur on a frozen lake in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Helena Horton · February 11, 2022
Guardian

Koala Listed as Endangered After Australian Governments Fail to Halt Its Decline

No recovery plan for the Australian marsupial was in place despite it being identified as a requirement nine years ago.

Lisa Cox · February 10, 2022
Mother Jones

Louis DeJoy’s Latest Scandal: A Fleet of Gas-Guzzling Mail Trucks

Democrats are calling for the postmaster general to resign over his “antediluvian” choice.

Abigail Weinberg · February 7, 2022
Grist

Biden Administration Moves to Restore Mercury Rules for Power Plants

EPA reaffirmed authority to regulate hazardous air pollutants amid push to curb toxic emissions.

Zoya Teirstein · February 3, 2022
Guardian

Earth Has 73,000 Tree Species, Researchers Estimate—14 Percent More Than Previously Reported

WWII codebreaking calculations used at Bletchley Park find 9,000 species are yet to be discovered.

Phoebe Weston · February 1, 2022