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The War On Science
Science is under siege. Anti-science groups and individuals seek to delegitimize, interfere with, and undermine facts and evidence that threaten their financial interests and ideological beliefs. Aggressive legal action, harassment, and even death threats are standard occurrences for climate researchers.
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In the News
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Press | News Ten Steps that Can Restore Scientific Integrity in GovernmentNovember 16, 2020 Scientific American
Ten recommendations for the Biden administration that would dramatically improve scientific integrity protections across federal agencies, co-authored by CSLDF's Lauren Kurtz.
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Press | News COVID-19 is the Pop Quiz but Climate Change is the Final ExamOctober 15, 2020 Cooler Earth
An interview with Lauren Kurtz, director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, where she discusses the politicization of science and the parallels between climate change and COVID-19.
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Press | News Science on the BallotOctober 14, 2020 Inside Higher Ed
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund jointly maintain the Silencing Science Tracker, which keeps a running tally of instances of federal and state government attempts to censor or otherwise inhibit scientific processes or the use of scientific information since the 2016 election.
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