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Jake Bittle

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Once a Climate Leader, Canada Is Doubling Down on Oil

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Before he became prime minister of...

26.05.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Trump Is Reviving a Tar Sands Oil Pipeline With the Help of Wyoming Tycoons

The proposed pipeline would be one of the biggest new fossil fuel developments of Trump’s second presidency.

06.05.2026 9

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election

“It’s effectively feudal,” a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote.

03.04.2026 9

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Trump Officials Claim They Gutted This $400 Billion Climate Program. They Didn’t.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In January, the Trump administration...

25.03.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Kristi Noem Nearly Destroyed FEMA. Will Her Exit Save It?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the year she spent leading the...

09.03.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

With Kristi Noem Out, Can a Hamstrung FEMA Rebuild — Even Under Trump?

A bipartisan group in the House is pushing a bill to extricate the agency from the Department of Homeland Security.

06.03.2026 10

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Federal Program That Helps Cities Prep for Disaster Stays Frozen Despite Judge’s Order

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When it comes to adapting to the...

21.02.2026 20

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Kristi Noem faces intensifying...

04.02.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Suriname’s Coming Oil Boom

23.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Jake Bittle

20 years after Katrina, New Orleans is back where it started

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 20 years since New...

29.08.2025 50

Vox

Jake Bittle

Trump Wants to Shutter FEMA. Can States Fill Its Shoes?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President Donald Trump appears to be...

31.03.2025 20

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle