Jackie Flynn Mogensen
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About Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Jackie Flynn Mogensen is a reporter at Mother Jones.
Time to have the roadkill talk
It’s the environmental problem no one is paying attention to, argues Ben Goldfarb in his new book, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet.
How to stop the next pandemic
COVID revealed a powerful tool in fighting outbreaks: wastewater surveillance.
From the front lines of whale conservation to the front lines of war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended Olga Shpak’s life — and a generation of science.
When it comes to heavier storms, rain gardens can help
About 10 years ago, San Francisco began to turn, in part, to a simple flooding solution — planting dozens of public rain gardens.
Debate rages over how U.S. lobster fishing affects endangered right whales
Whole Foods plans to pull Maine lobster from its shelves amid a debate about the seafood's sustainability.
It’s about dam time beavers get the respect they deserve
It’s rare for rodents to achieve any kind of all-star status; critters like mice, rats, gophers, squirrels, and porcupines have yet to secure their spot as environmental heroes.
The science about whether it’s safe to send kids back to school is a total mess
There's still so much we don't know about kids and COVID-19. Here are a few reasons why.
Trump’s Plan to Plant a Trillion Saplings Misses the Forest for the Trees
As a means to address climate change, it’s a complete cop-out.
We Destroyed the Oceans. Now Scientists Are Growing Seafood in Labs.
This is why we can't have nice things.
One very bad habit is fuelling the global recycling meltdown
It’s called “wishcycling,” and pretty much all of us do it.