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We’re marching for science on April 14—join us!Learn More
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News | CSLDF Resources
Marching for Science? Know Your Rights.April 3, 2018 CSLDFLearn More
Many scientists in the United States have been moved to action as a result of the current political climate. If…
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News | Court Decisions
University of Arizona Board of Regents to Appeal Trial Court’s Decision in Open Records CaseApril 2, 2018 Augusta WilsonLearn More
The case stems from overly intrusive open record requests E&E Legal made to the University, asking for over a decade’s worth of emails between climate scientists Jonathan Overpeck and Malcolm Hughes.
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Environmental Professor Drops Defamation Suit Against Fellow ScientistsMarch 6, 2018 Augusta WilsonLearn More
This post was originally published on the Climate Law Blog of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. A Stanford environmental…
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Op-ed on Science and the Trump PresidencyFebruary 22, 2018 CSLDFLearn More
"Despite the administration’s claims that its actions put 'America first,' they will in fact undermine our economic competitiveness and our position at the forefront of scientific research," write our own Lauren Kurtz and Romany Webb of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
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Press | News
The White House's Attack on Scientists Could Manipulate Public OpinionFebruary 22, 2018 The HillLearn MoreDespite the administration’s claims that its actions put “America first,” they will in fact undermine our economic competitiveness and our position at the forefront of scientific research.
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News | CSLDF Resources
How Federal Scientists Can Protect Science for the Public GoodFebruary 15, 2018 CSLDFLearn More
The new guide “Make a Note to the Record,” produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists with contributions from our…
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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund at the 2018 AAAS Annual MeetingFebruary 12, 2018 CSLDFLearn More
We’re hosting a workshop on science activism at the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual…
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Press | News
Climate coalition tallied all of Trump’s censorship of science. It’s staggering.January 22, 2018 ThinkProgressLearn MoreTo date, the tracker has 96 entries, including 41 examples of outright government censorship. For instance, “on December 20, 2017, ninety-two documents describing national parks’ climate action plans were removed from the National Park Service (NPS) website.”
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Silencing Science Tracker to Keep Tabs on Trump Administration Attacks on Environmental, Public Health, Climate ScienceJanuary 19, 2018 CSLDFLearn More
Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund today launched an online…
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