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  • Legal Education for Scientists at #AGU20

    This is the ninth year we’re partnering with the American Geophysical Union on the Legal Education for Scientists Program, and we’re offering a range of events at the 2020 Fall Meeting.

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  • November Update: Our AGU Events, Restoring Scientific Integrity, and 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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  • Ten Steps that Can Restore Scientific Integrity in Government

    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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  • Now We Rebuild and Reform Scientific Integrity

    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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  • Speaking Up for Science in All Three Branches of Government

    This free webinar on Thursday, November 12 will help scientists understand how they can engage with political processes in the wake of the 2020 election.

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  • American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Events

    Join us for online events about scientific integrity, climate litigation, and more during the AGU Fall Meeting, December 1–17, 2020.

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  • How Scientists Can be Involved in the Run Up to the 2020 Election

    When: Friday, October 23 from 4:15-5:00 PM EDT Where: AAAS Science, Technology and Human Rights Conference This session will cover…

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  • Tracking Threats as Climate Science, Law and Politics Collide

    After four turbulent years of deregulatory pressure and assaults on science and scientists, experts discuss the next steps at the intersection of climate science, law, and the public.

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  • COVID-19 is the Pop Quiz but Climate Change is the Final Exam

    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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  • Science on the Ballot

    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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