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Officials too often distort research for political gain. Legislatures and agencies can push back by establishing standards for evidence-based policymaking,…

Two researchers with direct experience of online abuse describe its impact, coping strategies, and how it compares to other types…

Representatives of US whistleblower organisations deliver their verdict on a strategy to protect federal scientists and their research. Nature Careers…

The Day | Erica Moser | April 21, 2023 [UConn math professor Fabrice Baudoin] wrote in favor of a proposed…

Daily Kos | Climate Denier Roundup | April 6, 2023 International human rights nonprofit Global Witness released the results of…

“I think that’s a missed opportunity,” says Lauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, an advocacy group based in New York City.

Our Silencing Science Tracker and staff attorney August Wilson quoted in this Nature article about getting the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to adopt much-needed, stronger protections for federal science.

In this opinion piece in Scientific American, CSLDF director Lauren Kurtz and Dana Gold discuss the extent of political interference in science -- not just under the Trump admin -- and what to do about it.

This podcast episode features our co-founder and chair Scott Mandia, who speaks about the nature of hurricanes, the role of climate change in relation to extreme weather events and why the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund was created to protect the science community.