These 12 guides are designed to help researchers understand their employer’s policy and navigate the process of filing a scientific integrity complaint.
SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY
These resources help scientists understand how research institutions and federal agencies approach scientific integrity—and how to strengthen these policies.
Guides to Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies
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A Quick Guide to the Scientific Integrity Policies of Universities, State Agencies, and International Institutions
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This guide helps scientists understand how U.S. universities, state agencies, and international institutions approach scientific integrity.
Model Scientific Integrity Policy for Agencies, Universities, and Other Research Institutions
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Research institutions can use this free model language to adopt strong, comprehensive scientific integrity policies.
News & Updates
Silencing Science Tracker Revamped Amid Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science, Public Health, and Environment
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January 20, 2026
CSLDF and the Sabin Center are excited to announce the revamped Silencing Science Tracker, a tool to support the vital work of climate scientists by recording, challenging, and ultimately curbing efforts to undermine science.
The scrappy attempt to save US climate data
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January 8, 2026
As the Trump administration deletes and alters critical data, scientists are pushing back. Chris Marchesano, CSLDF attorney, pointed to a fact-check created by more than 80 scientists that challenged an Energy Department report filled with inaccuracies about climate change.
All the climate info that disappeared under Trump. And how it’s being saved.
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January 8, 2026
As Trump continues his war on science, “I think it’s critically important that academics and scholars are sort of stepping up to fight back against misinformation,” said Chris Marchesano, CSLDF attorney. “It has important legal implications.”
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