May 2025 – Page 2 – Climate Desk

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How the dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve

Meanwhile, a small group of scientists is scrambling to preserve the ability to know how much carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere.

Eric Morgan and Ralph Keeling · May 10, 2025
Guardian

Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%

Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes

Damien Gayle · May 9, 2025
Wired

FEMA is ending door-to-door canvassing in disaster areas

As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.

Molly Taft · May 8, 2025
Guardian

Aviation industry is ‘failing dramatically’ on climate, insiders say

Professionals call for a fundamental transition including controlling flight numbers

Damian Carrington · May 7, 2025
Mother Jones

Trump’s onslaught hits staffers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Insiders report 114 job cuts on Monday, done in a “haphazard and unorganized” way.

Henry Carnell · May 6, 2025
Grist

30 years of environmental justice, dismantled in 100 days

Under the Trump administration, policies to protect the communities most affected by pollution are "illegal."

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco · May 5, 2025
Guardian

Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors

Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed

Maya Yang · May 4, 2025
Inside Climate News

Ignoring federal law, house GOP targets California’s nation-leading vehicle pollution rules

House lawmakers hope to undermine the state’s authority to set emissions standards.

Liza Gross · May 3, 2025
Mother Jones

Scientists are ditching cows to make butter from greenhouse gases

A startup aims to make a favorite dietary fat without carbon emissions.

Artis Curiskis · May 2, 2025
Wired

Trump’s policies are creating uncertainty for fossil fuel companies

The Trump administration aims to make fossil fuels cheap—so cheap they wouldn’t be worth extracting. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ is nothing short of a myth,” one oil executive has said.

Molly Taft · May 1, 2025