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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.

Lauren Kurtz, CSLDF's director, was quoted in E&E News following an EPA meeting on agency scientific integrity issues under Trump, and how to improve future protections for science.

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.