Claims: West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
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- title: West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change Source
- url: https://grist.org/politics/west-points-only-climate-scientist-fired-after-continuing-to-teach-human-causes-of-climate-change/ Source
- summary: The only climate scientist teaching at West Point, the U.S. Army’s military academy, was fired after he resisted an order to stop teaching about the human causes of the climate emergency, a lawsuit claims. Dr. Adam Kalkstein, a civilian professor of geography at the New York institution, was terminated after the spring semester this year, six months after a testy meeting with Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, then dean of West Point’s academic board, the court filing said. According to Kalkstein, who tau… Source
- published: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Source