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An op-ed co-authored by Lauren Kurtz, CSLDF's director, asserts that things are improving, but there’s still a lot President Biden can do to restore the role of science in federal policy.

Josh Wolfe, a CSLDF co-founder, describes the harassment and attacks experienced by NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt throughout his career.

To prevent future political interference in science, agencies must build a lasting culture of scientific integrity, argues CSLDF attorney Augusta Wilson.

Lauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, explained that the memo makes big strides toward addressing censorship but doesn't look at other issues, like retaliation.

“I don’t think these ideas are going anywhere, and I do think it is highly likely that attempts by industry-friendly lawmakers to undermine science will continue,” said CSLDF attorney Augusta Wilson.

Biden's effort builds on Obama-era scientific integrity policies, but Lauren Kurtz, executive director at the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, noted: "The last four years showed the process is far from done."

An interview with Lauren Kurtz, director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, where she discusses the politicization of science and the parallels between climate change and COVID-19.

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund jointly maintain the Silencing Science Tracker, which keeps a running tally of instances of federal and state government attempts to censor or otherwise inhibit scientific processes or the use of scientific information since the 2016 election.

Lauren Kurtz, director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, discusses how people who care about climate science and climate action can fight back against myths, disinformation, and intimidation.

“Science is science and facts are facts."... Since taking office, however, President Trump has led a concerted effort to undermine federal scientific research, particularly in areas where research findings contradict his own views or undermine the basis of his deregulatory agenda.

Luckily, the Silencing Science Tracker, compiled by the Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, has been steadily chronicling the extent to which science is being attacked.