December update: Reflecting on 2024
Reflecting on 2024
2024 was a roller coaster. We started the year celebrating a win for a climate scientist who fought back against disinformation and defamation. We also filed a complaint on behalf of a federal climate scientist who was retaliated against for blowing the whistle on anti-science actions by the first Trump administration, and helped over 60 other researchers to date, regarding issues ranging from First Amendment concerns to invasive lawsuits.
We added dozens of entries to the Silencing Science Tracker, including a request that the publisher remove mentions of “climate change” from high school biology textbooks in Florida and JD Vance’s reference to climate change as “weird science” during the 2024 Vice Presidential debate.
As we look to 2025, we’re gearing up for Trump’s return. Having worked with federal scientists under the first Trump administration, we know it won’t be easy—but we’ll be ready.
Our annual End-of-Year blog post, which will be published next week, will provide a more detailed look at 2024. As we wrap up this turbulent year, we are grateful for the support of everyone standing with us on the frontlines of the war on science.
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The incoming administration has virtually guaranteed that climate will be removed from federal policymaking, while adding to the torrent of appalling anti-science rhetoric facing our society. And here at CSLDF, we’re responding to the already-growing number of federal scientists reaching out. They’re concerned and want to prepare.
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News & Updates
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund gears up for a busy four years
December 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.
Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting
December 13, 2024 | E&E News by Politico
Censorship. Funding cuts. Layoffs. Those concerns loom over the world’s largest conference of climate scientists as they brace for whiplash at the White House when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in six weeks… “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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