"Prohibiting people from speaking out about climate change, pressuring people not to study climate change, or terminating programs on climate—it's been a very holistic approach to silencing science," said Lauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund.
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Climate Expert at CDC Poised to File Whistleblower Complaint over TreatmentLearn MoreLauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund in New York City, said what is happening at the CDC is part of a larger trend of Trump officials telling scientists and nonscientists that they shouldn’t refer to climate change.
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War on Science: Trump Administration Muzzles Climate Experts, Critics SayLearn MoreLauren Kurtz – who is tracking evidence of censorship for a database by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Climate Science Legal Defense Fund – said it extends beyond the climate crisis, to pesticide safety and reproductive health.
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Workshop for Public Sector Scientists and Engineers: July 16 in NYCLearn More
Join us after work for a workshop hosted by the Federal Workers Coalition of New York City.
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Court Forces University of Arizona to Release Climate Scientists’ Traditionally Confidential EmailsLearn MoreThe nonprofit Climate Science Legal Defense Fund was created seven years ago to help climate scientists fight back against politically-motivated and industry-funded harassment, and has been heavily involved in the Arizona open records case.
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California is Fighting Over the Future of Freedom of Information LawsLearn More“You can imagine if you handed out 38,000 of your emails to people who openly disputed the validity of your work, they might be able to find a phrase or two that they could use to make you look bad, so there were some real concerns about doing that,” says Lauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, referring to Michael Mann’s experience.
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New Publication: What to Expect When You're an Expert WitnessLearn More
This guide helps scientists know what to expect—and what to safeguard against—when they agree to provide expert testimony to judges and juries.
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Science, Civil Rights, Public Health and Good Government Groups Rally Behind Scientific Integrity Legislation
The Scientific Integrity Act is an important step forward for safeguarding scientific integrity at federal agencies, and it improves the legal options available for federal scientists who are facing increasing levels of censorship, research hindrances, and misrepresentation of established facts.
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New Publication: Advocating for Science in a Politicized EnvironmentLearn More
Our newest resource will help scientists from all disciplines understand U.S. anti-lobbying restrictions and other political laws, so they can safely and effectively advocate for the issues of importance to them.
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Congress Can Stop the War on ScienceLearn MoreIt is essential that Congress exercise their immense powers to protect scientific research by supporting scientists and challenging anti-science efforts by the Trump administration.
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