This series profiles scientists who have been threatened with legal attacks or harassed by politically and ideologically motivated groups. What these researchers experienced,…
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News | Scientists' Stories
Perspectives of Scientists Who Become Targets: Dr. Virginia BurkettLearn More
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Past Event | Webinar
Webinar: How scientists can be involved in the run up to the 2024 electionLearn More
Scientists are increasingly engaging in activism, especially as the 2024 U.S. election approaches. Learn how to do so safely and effectively.
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News | CSLDF Resources
September Update: We’re ReadyLearn More
We’re Ready This November, U.S. voters face a stark choice. We must choose between allowing the return of another virulently…
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Press | News
Harassed? Intimidated? Guidebook offers help to scientists under attackLearn MoreThe fundamental problem, Kurtz says, is that institutions are often more focused on protecting themselves than their faculty members and frequently decline to provide legal counsel to their employees.
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News | CSLDF Resources
August Update: Mid-Year Impact ReportLearn More
Our Collective Impact In light of this extraordinary year, we’ve put together a Mid-Year Impact Report as a thank you…
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Past Event | Webinar
AGU Webinar: How scientists can be involved in the run up to the 2024 electionLearn More
Scientists are increasingly engaging in activism, especially as the 2024 U.S. election approaches. Learn how to do so safely and effectively.
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News | CSLDF Resources
July Update: Standing with Courageous ScientistsLearn More
Blowing the Whistle on Anti-Science Actions Supporters of CSLDF are familiar with our mission to protect and defend climate scientists…
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News
Statement of Climate Scientist Dr. Virginia Burkett in Response to Whistleblower FilingLearn More
This week, CSLDF filed a government whistleblower complaint on behalf of climate scientist Dr. Virginia Burkett. Dr. Burkett has issued…
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Press | News
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist — now she wants reformLearn More
“This is not about what happened to me, it’s about what could happen to others,” Virginia Burkett, the scientist, told Nature, emphasizing that stronger protections are needed regardless of who wins the US presidential election in November.
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Press | Podcast
When climate scientists are under attack, who has their backs?Learn More"As scientists get more public about speaking about their research, especially about the importance of taking action on climate change, it has made a number of them targets, and there are groups out there that are trying to get them to stop talking."
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