As Trump prepared to return to office, the nonprofit Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, which provides free legal and educational support to researchers facing harassment and intimidation for their work, was gearing up for a high-stakes protracted struggle to protect scientists.
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Portraits of catastrophe and courage in 2024
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2024: Our Year in ReviewDecember 23, 2024 CSLDF
We’re wrapping up 2024 having helped 64 researchers, breaking our record for the third year in a row. This increase…
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U.S. climate scientists gird for a second Trump administrationDecember 20, 2024 Science
Still, Kurtz expects the next few years to be rough for climate scientists. “It’s going to be chaotic; it’s going to be unpredictable.”
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December update: Reflecting on 2024December 17, 2024 CSLDF
Reflecting on 2024 2024 was a roller coaster. We started the year celebrating a win for a climate scientist who…
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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund gears up for a busy four yearsDecember 13, 2024 Yale Climate Connections
As Trump prepares to return to office, the nonprofit [CSLDF], which provides free legal and educational support to researchers facing harassment and intimidation for their work, is gearing up for a high-stakes protracted struggle to protect scientists.
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Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meetingDecember 13, 2024 E&E News | Politico
“I had people come in last AGU worried about this,” said Chris Marchesano, a staff attorney with the nonprofit [CSLDF]. “We’ve been hearing a lot from scientists who are incredibly worried.”
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Past Event | AGU
AGU Fall Meeting 2024: Protecting Science Post-Election (Open Discussion)December 12, 2024 at 5:00PM
Washington, DC
Hall B-C (Poster Hall) - Pod 3 (Convention Center: PODS)Join us to share stories and discuss strategies to safeguard and protect the scientific endeavor in an increasingly anti-science political climate.
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November update: We’re in this togetherNovember 27, 2024 CSLDF
We’re in This Together Despite the uncertainty and upheaval caused by the election earlier this month, several fundamental truths remain…
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Past Event | Webinar
Webinar: Scientific advocacy with Congress and administrative agenciesNovember 19, 2024 at 2pm EST
VirtualLearn how scientists can participate in the federal Notice and Comment rulemaking process and can communicate with Congress without violating anti-lobbying laws, including implications of the recent Loper Bright decision, redefining how Congress delegates authority to administrative agencies, and suggestions for potential reform measures that would improve how the government treats science.
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