May 2022 – Climate Desk

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Mother Jones

Scientists Tweaked Genes in a Way that Made Hamsters Very, Very Angry

It’s a good lesson in how little we actually know about these new technologies.

Tom Philpott · May 29, 2022
Undark

Why It Took 35 Years to Develop the First Malaria Vaccine

The parasite’s tricky biology is only part of the problem.

Patik Prawar · May 25, 2022
High Country News

Rocky Mountain Teens Taking Big Polluters to Court

Held v. Montana could be first youth-led climate lawsuit to go to trial in the US.

Kylie Mohr · May 23, 2022
Guardian

Climate Denial Group Is Masquerading as a Charity, Critics Say

Activists seek to strip Global Warming Policy Foundation of favorable tax status.

Helena Horton · May 23, 2022
Guardian

One Overlooked Consequence of Global Warming: Insomnia

Women and elders in particular are losing sleep, data shows, with real health impacts.

Damian Carrington · May 20, 2022
Grist

How “America First” Crippled the Nation’s Solar Industry

Trump’s tariffs—now Biden’s—were meant to save the sector. They undermined it instead.

Shannon Osaka · May 19, 2022
Guardian

Activists’ Suicides Indicate a Wave of Climate “Doomerism”

“I get the despair people have, but the answer isn’t to do what they did.”

Oliver Milman · May 19, 2022
Guardian

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Expansion Plans Will Be the Death of Us

As the UN’s top official put it recently, “moral and economic madness.”

Damian Carrington and Matthew Taylor · May 11, 2022
bioGraphic

This Māori Community Used a Surprising Tactic to Avoid Killer Floods

Ever play “Marae-opoly”?

Eva Amsen · May 9, 2022