On March 6, 2023 CSLDF was invited to testify before the Connecticut General Assembly in support of updating the state’s…
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CSLDF Testifies in Support of Protecting Certain Higher Education RecordsLearn More
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February Update: Protecting Scientists at Federal Agencies and New Study by CSLDF Board MemberLearn More
Protecting Science at Federal Agencies Last month, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited framework for scientific integrity protections within federal agencies.…
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Biden Administration Issues Framework for Scientific ProtectionsLearn More
On January 12, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued its long-awaited framework for scientific…
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The plan to ‘Trump-proof’ US science against political meddlingLearn More“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.
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AGU-CSLDF Political Advocacy WebinarLearn More
The 118th Congress was just sworn in. What now? In this joint webinar between the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and…
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2022: Our Year in ReviewLearn More
The numbers are in: This year has officially been CSLDF’s busiest to date. In a year of continued attacks on…
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December Update: AGU Fall Meeting and CSLDF NewsLearn More
CSLDF at the 2022 American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting In addition to two sessions – on scientific / political advocacy…
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Science Agencies and Federal Scientists Under Threat as Control of House Shifts Next MonthLearn More
Come January 2023, when the new Congress is sworn in, several anti-science legislators will have outsized power in the U.S.…
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CSLDF at the 2022 AGU Fall MeetingLearn More
The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) and AGU work together to help geoscientists understand their legal rights and responsibilities—knowledge…
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Opinion: What Opioid Lawsuits Can Teach Us About Climate Courtroom BattlesLearn More"An astounding three quarters of litigators are failing to cite the most recent peer-reviewed findings in the climate change lawsuits."
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