More than 20,000 members of the geosciences community will gather in New Orleans from December 12-16, 2017 for the American Geophysical Union…
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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Events at AGU 2017Learn More
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2017 Defender of Science DinnerLearn More
We’re thrilled that so many of our friends and supporters joined us in New York City on October 19 to…
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News | Scientists' Stories
Perspectives of Scientists Who Become Targets: John MasheyLearn More
This series profiles scientists who have been threatened with legal attacks or harassed by politically and ideologically motivated groups. What…
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Press | News
The Desperate But Effective Attempts to Silence Climate ScientistsLearn More“We think it’s totally appropriate to FOIA for funding information and conflict of interest information,” Lauren Kurtz said. “When you’re getting into research emails and candid communication, I think that’s really harmful.” She added, “Short of something where you have actual evidence of criminal fraud, I think those things should be protected.”
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Defender of Science Dinner | NYCLearn More
Please join us on Thursday, October 19, 2017 for our inaugural Defender of Science dinner and award ceremony at the Penn Club…
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News | Court Decisions
Arizona Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Climate ScienceLearn More
The case, which has already been through the trial court twice, now returns to the trial court for a third round.
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News | Court Decisions
D.C. District Court Rules in Favor of NOAA Climate Scientists in FOIA CaseLearn More
In the case, Judicial Watch sought to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain NOAA scientists’ emails, drafts, and peer review comments related to a June 2015 paper published in Science.
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Climate Scientists Face Harassment, Threats and Fears of ‘McCarthyist’ AttacksExecutive director Lauren Kurtz and climate scientist Michael Mann discuss attacks on science in the Trump era.
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EPA Official, After Years of Work to Thwart the Agency’s Mission, Returns to Carry Out Trump AgendaCSLDF’s Lauren Kurtz discusses David Schnare, a key member of the Trump transition team, and his anti-science agenda.
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Climate Scientists Challenge Conservatives’ NOAA SuitCSLDF files a legal brief in support of federal climate scientists who are being sued by the conservative organization Judicial Watch.
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