NEWSWEEK 02/19/25 By Dr. Michael Shank and US Congresswoman Clarke With President Donald Trump’s administration removing climate change language from federal government websites, withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement, ending climate disaster response within the Department of Homeland Security, and discussing plans to get rid of the […]
NEWSWEEK 01/21/25 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Raul Grijalva With 2024 going down as the globe’s hottest year on record, and with devastating fires in California signaling a new climate-changing normal, President Donald Trump and his administration are doing exactly the thing a warming planet doesn’t need. Trump is […]
NEWSWEEK 11/21/24 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Steve Cohen As President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team prepares executive orders to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, scientists confirm that 2024 is not only the hottest year on record but the first year to exceed the Paris agreement threshold, a global […]
NEWSWEEK 08/30/24 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Raul Grijalva Project 2025, the blueprint for former President Donald Trump and Republicans’ rightwing takeover of the U.S. government, could pose a grave threat to public health by dismantling essential safeguards designed to protect Americans—the air they breathe, the water they drink—from […]
NEWSWEEK 08/14/24 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Steve Cohen Americans may have heard a lot lately about the “Chevron decision” in the news, though most probably wouldn’t be able to describe what it is exactly. It’s not household knowledge yet. And while Chevron might be a household name for […]
NEWSWEEK 07/3024 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Lloyd Doggett This year we’re headed for a very hot summer. The National Weather Service predicts hotter-than-normal conditions almost everywhere. And that’s saying something, given that last year was the hottest year on record. So, be sure to look for shade and […]
NEWSWEEK 01/10/24 By Michael Shank With 2023 ranking as the hottest year on record and 2024 estimated to break last year’s record, one would expect the world’s biggest economies—like the United States, which is the world’s largest producer of oil and gas—to take climate change more seriously. Especially given the […]
NEWSWEEK 05/04/23 RUTLAND HERALD 05/12/23 TIMES ARGUS 05/12/23 VTDIGGER 06/21/23 By Michael Shank There’s a looming threat facing Ukrainians, and it’s not Russian; it’s American. There’s a “fossil fuel gold rush” currently underway by American energy companies exploiting Russia’s war in Ukraine for gain. Under the guise of “liberating” Ukraine […]
NEWSWEEK 12/8/22 By Michael Shank and US Congressman Raul Grijalva As climate talks wrapped up at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt this past month, the attending delegates agreed to make long-awaited history. For the first time, the United Nations adopted a pact to establish a “loss […]
NEWSWEEK 03/17/22 By Michael Shank President Joe Biden has become the latest leader to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal when asked by reporters on Wednesday to weigh in on the subject. In so doing, he joins a growing list of international leaders to condemn Putin’s invasion of […]