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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New Biden Administration Report on Protections for Federal ScienceLearn More
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CSLDF and Sabin Center File Comments on How to Improve Scientific IntegrityLearn More
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 HillLearn More
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 WorkforceLearn More
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 GAPLearn More
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 ScienceLearn More
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 PoliciesLearn More
A new Biden Administration memo aims to restore scientific integrity and bring science back into the federal decision-making processes.
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News | Monthly Update
November Update: Our AGU Events, Restoring Scientific Integrity, and MoreLearn More
Find out about our AGU events, how we're working to restore scientific integrity, and more in our November 2020 newsletter.
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Now We Rebuild and Reform Scientific IntegrityLearn More
We’re relieved that a politician with a pro-science agenda was elected president of the United States. But bitter political divides remain, with widespread disinformation campaigns and anti-science sentiment. These rifts mean our work is far from done, and we need your help to rebuild, revamp, and enforce protections for scientific integrity
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Announcing Model Language for Scientific Integrity PoliciesLearn More
Our model scientific integrity policy will help federal agencies and other research institutions adopt strong, comprehensive policies that protect science and scientists.
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New Guides to the NIH, DHS, and Department of State Scientific Integrity PoliciesLearn More
We created guides for these agencies because each one conducts, funds, or relies on scientific research. They all provide crucial information to the public and formulate policy. And they are all involved, to some degree, with climate research or climate policy. There are also cases of political interference and science being sidelined at each of them.
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June Update: We’re in The New York Times, Scientific Integrity, and MoreLearn More
Lauren Kurtz, our director, is quoted in The New York Times on the challenges of combating attacks on science. Our pro bono client Maria Caffrey, a climate scientist who was forced out of her job at the National Park Service in 2019, was also interviewed.