This guide helps scientists navigate the First Amendment so they can be involved in their communities and the political process while minimizing concerns about negative repercussions in their professional lives.
This report describes the existing protections for scientific records, and their applications, in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Research institutions can use this free model language to adopt strong, comprehensive scientific integrity policies.
“I think that’s a missed opportunity,” says Lauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, an advocacy group based in New York City. Although the policy seeks to strengthen scientific-integrity operations and create an independent panel that could provide consistency from administration to administration, Kurtz warns that these efforts aren’t guaranteed to withstand future political meddling.
"An astounding three quarters of litigators are failing to cite the most recent peer-reviewed findings in the climate change lawsuits."
“They make a point of going after the fact-checkers because, in addition to stopping regulation, they also want to prevent or discourage climate scientists from doing things that might educate the public" said Lauren Kurtz.
Your support helps us fight for scientists and defend scientific integrity.