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CSLDF Comments on the EPA Draft Scientific Integrity PolicyFebruary 26, 2024 CSLDF
Last Friday, CSLDF joined 7 other organizations to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to further strengthen its scientific…
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CSLDF Participates in NSF Listening Sessions to Improve Federal Science ProtectionsSeptember 27, 2023 Rachael Lyle-Thompson
On September 20, CSLDF participated in one of two virtual public listening sessions held by the U.S. National Science Foundation,…
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As Earth Warms, Legal Threats Abound for Scientists Studying Climate ChangeMay 10, 2022 Rachael Lyle-Thompson
Thus far, 2022 has been the busiest year in CSLDF history. From January through April, CSLDF attorneys have helped 22…
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CSLDF Files Comments on How to Improve Scientific Integrity FrameworkApril 6, 2022 CSLDF
On Monday, April 4, CSLDF filed comments in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)’s…
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New Biden Administration Report on Protections for Federal ScienceJanuary 12, 2022 CSLDF
Yesterday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a long-awaited report on improving protections for federal science.…
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CSLDF and Sabin Center File Comments on How to Improve Scientific IntegrityJuly 28, 2021 CSLDF
Today, July 28, CSLDF and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School filed joint comments
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CSLDF Editorial Published Today in The HillApril 29, 2021 CSLDF
Things are improving, but there’s still a lot President Biden can do to restore the role of science in federal policy, write Lauren Kurtz, our director, and Romany Webb, senior fellow and associate research scholar at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.
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Our Statement on Brain Drain in the Federal Scientific WorkforceMarch 17, 2021 CSLDF
On March 17, 2021, the House Science Committee held a hearing, “Brain Drain: Rebuilding the Federal Scientific Workforce.” We at CSLDF welcomed this hearing and submitted a statement for the hearing record.
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The Role of Science in Policy: A Webinar with CSLDF and GAPMarch 10, 2021 CSLDF
Join us for a free webinar on Thursday, March 18, about restoring the role of science in policy. Attorneys from CSLDF and the Government Accountability Project will discuss how scientific integrity principles, whistleblower protections, and academic rights can help restore science to its essential place as the bedrock of effective public policy.
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January Update: It’s Time to Repair the Damage to Federal ScienceJanuary 29, 2021 CSLDF
The Biden Administration's efforts to restore scientific integrity at federal agencies, how the EPA's new rule silences science, and more.
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Biden Memo on Scientific Integrity a Call to Strengthen Federal Agency PoliciesJanuary 28, 2021 CSLDF
A new Biden Administration memo aims to restore scientific integrity and bring science back into the federal decision-making processes.