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Opinion: What Opioid Lawsuits Can Teach Us About Climate Courtroom Battles
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News | Monthly Update
November Update: CSLDF Releases New Guide and Upcoming AGU EventsNovember 17, 2022 admin
CSLDF Releases Notice & Comment Guide We’ve created a new Pocket Guide for scientists who are interested in engaging in…
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News | CSLDF Resources
New Political Action ToolkitOctober 13, 2022 CSLDF
Scientists are increasingly engaging in scientific and political advocacy and fighting back against attacks on science – particularly as the…
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News | CSLDF Resources
CSLDF Co-Releases Report on Implications of West Virginia v. EPA DecisionOctober 6, 2022 CSLDF
Today, policy experts from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…
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News | Monthly Update
October Update: CSLDF 2022 Impact Update, New Report & Upcoming EventsOctober 2, 2022 admin
2022 Impact UpdateLast year marked 10 years of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, and as we move into a…
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Researchers Hit With Lawsuits, Records Requests for Fact-Checking Climate ClaimsSeptember 21, 2022 Bloomberg
“They make a point of going after the fact-checkers because, in addition to stopping regulation, they also want to prevent or discourage climate scientists from doing things that might educate the public" said Lauren Kurtz.
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News | Monthly Update
September Update: CSLDF in the News, Upcoming Events and Last Call for 2X Match!September 2, 2022 admin
There’s still time – will you help us meet our match goal? This summer, facing a huge increase in demand…
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Press | Op-ed
Opinion: The Federal Government Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate ChangeAugust 1, 2022 Undark
Our staff attorney Rachael Lyle says “a problem on the scale of climate change can never be solved without sustained public demand for forward-thinking policies – and that demand starts at the grassroots level.”
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News | Monthly Update
August Update: Even with recent progress, your support is still vitalAugust 1, 2022 CSLDF
Donation Match Opportunity It has been a challenging summer. The Supreme Court decision obliterating federal emissions protections in favor…
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News | Court Decisions
Targeting of Scientists by Right-Wing, Fossil Fuel Funded Special Interests Is Ramping Up ExpeditiouslyJuly 21, 2022 Rachael Lyle-Thompson
As climate change escalates, and people increasingly suffer from its effects, governments have begun to litigate to hold fossil fuel…
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