Today we released a joint report, “Protecting Science at Federal Agencies: How Congress Can Help,” that describes the tools Congress should use to bring back evidence-based policymaking.
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Protecting Science at Federal AgenciesLearn More
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A Vote for ScienceLearn More
We're buoyed by the results of the midterm elections, which show that people in the United States are ready for change on many fronts—including science.
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Watch! Know Your Rights: Legal Literacy for ScientistsLearn More
This workshop, led by CSLDF attorneys Lauren Kurtz and Augusta Wilson, was held on Tuesday, October 9 in Washington D.C. in collaboration with 500 Women Scientists DC and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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2018 Defender of Science DinnerLearn More
We’re pleased to announce that the recipient of our 2018 Defender of Science Award is Andrew L. Frey, Senior Counsel…
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Women Climate Scientists Threatened and HarassedLearn MoreI will say that my experience is that people who reject climate science a non-zero amount of time often overlap with people who are also raging misogynists.
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The Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science at an Alarming RateLearn MoreThe Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) in conjunction with Columbia’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law has been tracking the ways in which scientific information is being removed from reports and public websites, in addition to how scientists themselves are being sidelined.
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Our Comments to the EPA: Don’t Restrict the Use of Science in Federal Policy MakingLearn More
August 16 was the last day for public comment on the “science transparency” rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency…
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'Ugly Fake Scientist.' Women Say Sexist Attacks on the RiseLearn MoreThe fund's executive director, Lauren Kurtz, said laws addressing online harassment are "behind the times." They tend to focus on bullying of children, not adult victims.
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He Sues to Discredit Climate Scientists. Now He’s Being Sued by His Allies.Learn MoreLauren Kurtz, executive director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, said that while the conservative groups had pursued researchers’ emails in the name of transparency, there had been “complete lack of transparency in how they were running their own organization.”
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Losing Justice Kennedy Puts Fundamental Environmental Protections in PerilLearn MoreJustice Kennedy’s replacement will influence how we protect our air and water, as well as how we respond to climate change, for generations to come.
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