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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 10h

While climate scientists have been under attack for years, they are facing an increasing onslaught of politically motivated attacks in the current "post-truth" political environment. Check out our Pocket Guide to Handling Political Harassment & Legal Intimidation: www.csldf.org/resource/poc...

A Pocket Guide for Scientists: Handling Political Harassment and Legal Intimidation - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face from politically-motivated attacks.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 1d

Federal scientists: @csldf.org is here for you during the government shutdown (and whatever may come next). We put together a short blog post to help you navigate the shutdown, & please reach out to us directly for free & confidential 1:1 legal help. www.csldf.org/2025/10/01/w...

What scientists need to know during the government shutdown - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

As the government shutdown begins, it remains to be seen how it will play out. CSLDF offers some suggestions for federal scientists.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 2d

Scientists: Bring your legal questions to #GSAConnects! @csldf.org will once again be offering free & confidential legal consultations at the @geosociety.bsky.social's annual conference on 10/20 & 10/21.

Book an in-person or Zoom meeting: calendly.com/cmarchesano/...

GSA Free & Confidential Legal Consultations (2025) - Christopher Marchesano

We are the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund and we are offering totally free and confidential legal consultations. We provide legal services for scientists and researchers who face any sort of haras...

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 5d

With so much uncertainty and fear in the air, one thing is certain - we are ALWAYS here to protect & defend researchers against abuse, harassment, unlawful firings, & other attempts to silence their critical work. Help us help them: www.csldf.org/donate

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DONATE Let’s get to work. Together, we can protect the scientific endeavor. All of our legal and educational initiatives are…

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 6d

🗞️ From our September newsletter: In Trump’s second term, he has intensified attacks on science by bringing extreme ideologues into the federal government to dismantle it from within. That effort, however, has been hindered by their considerable incompetence. www.csldf.org/2025/10/01/s...

Swapping science for ideology - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

Trump has brought extreme ideologues into government to dismantle it from within - but they have been hindered by their incompetence.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 7d

Federal scientists - what does the government shutdown mean for you? While it remains to be seen how all this will play out given the wildly unprecedented times we live in, we have some practical suggestions: www.csldf.org/2025/10/01/w...

What Federal Scientists Need to Know During the Government Shutdown - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

As the government shutdown begins, it remains to be seen how it will play out. CSLDF offers some suggestions for federal scientists.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 8d

We know that these are perilous times for scientists & the scientific endeavor. @CSLDF will once again be offering free & confidential legal consultations at the @geosociety.bsky.social annual #GSAConnects on 10/20 & 10/21.

Schedule an in-person or Zoom meeting: calendly.com/cmarchesano/...

GSA Free & Confidential Legal Consultations (2025) - Christopher Marchesano

We are the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund and we are offering totally free and confidential legal consultations. We provide legal services for scientists and researchers who face any sort of haras...

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 9d

The First Amendment guarantees the right to gather and protest peacefully - even if the government doesn't like what you have to say. Federal scientists: learn when and how to use your voice with this guide from @csldf.org & @aclu.org: www.csldf.org/resource/fir...

A Pocket Guide for Scientists: The First Amendment - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

We wrote this guide so scientists can make informed decisions about how to safely and effectively participate in advocacy and activism.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 13d

We are proud stand with scientists and fellow supporters of science against EPA'S reckless proposal to repeal the endangerment finding.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 14d

🗞️ Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly updates on how the current administration is desperately attempting to silence scientists, reverse decades of climate progress, attack vaccines and other life-saving science, and more - and what we are doing to fight back. eepurl.com/dfHVgb

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 15d

To state the blatantly obvious: attacking federal researchers does 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 eliminate 👏🏻 the critical issues being studied. Climate change, health crises, & extreme weather affect ALL of us.

If you are a scientist being targeted for your work, reach out for a free, confidential 1:1. csldf.org/contact

Contact - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

CONTACT If you’re a scientist and would like a free, confidential consultation with one of our attorneys, please reach out.…

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 16d

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 16d

ICYMI: CSLDF Director Lauren Kurtz spoke to Court Accountability Action’s Lisa Graves for @meidastouch.com about protecting scientists from attempts to silence them with bogus lawsuits & disinformation, & how that work is more difficult under Trump 2.0. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRy2...

Trump gets RUDE AWAKENING as Org FIGHTS BACK

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 17d

So the millionaire fracking-executive-turned-Department-of-Energy-secretary calls the previous National Climate Assessments "not fair in broad-based assessments of climate change” and says that THIS administration will be “updating” them? That seems... bad.

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https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/doe-secretary-questions-accuracy-previous-federal-climate-reports-says-they-will-be-updated"

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 20d

The 1st Amendment protects free speech, even when people in power try to silence those they disagree with. Learn how this applies to federal scientists wishing to speak out: Know Your Rights: Scientific Activism & Protests. www.csldf.org/resource/kno...

Know Your Rights: Scientific Activism and Protests - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

How researchers can safely and effectively participate in protests and marches.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 21d

Another federal scientific integrity policy rescinded by an administration that doesn't understand the words "scientific" or "integrity." climate.law.columbia.edu/content/trum...

Trump Administration Removes EPA Scientific Integrity Policy from Agency Website | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 22d

Scientists are seeing politics interfere with their research - but some are fighting back. 🔥

@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & @michaelemann.bsky.social analyze the forces fueling the politicization of science & possible solutions in "Science Under Siege." www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Commentary: Scientists strive to be apolitical, but they can't keep politics out of their labs

Since Galileo's time, politicians and ideologues have always tried to interfere with science. It's worse than ever today.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 23d

It might be time to step aside and let the real scientists back into the building... www.epw.senate.gov/public/index...

Whitehouse and Murray Demand DOE’s Sham Climate Report Be “Withdrawn in Shame”

Washington, D.C.— Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriatio...

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 27d

Scientists: Your work is vital. CSLDF is here to help ensure that you can continue to do research free from harassment and abuse. If you have legal questions related to your work, please reach out to us for a free, confidential 1:1 with one of our attorneys. csldf.org/contact

Contact - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

CONTACT If you’re a scientist and would like a free, confidential consultation with one of our attorneys, please reach out.…

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 28d

Your support powers our work protecting and defending researchers under attack by an unhinged, virulently anti-science administration. In the midst of all the chaos, we've been awed by the many of you who are standing with us in this fight. ❤️ csldf.org/donate

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DONATE Let’s get to work. Together, we can protect the scientific endeavor. All of our legal and educational initiatives are…

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 29d

Who needs forest research when your overarching goal is to lay waste to our environment in pursuit of even more billions? climate.law.columbia.edu/content/usda...

USDA to Close Major Research Site, Forest Research Stations | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 29d

"It's not so much about a legal victory - the scientists have really good legal claims. It's about the more immediate effect where scientists don't want to be in this arena at all... they're being much more circumspect in how they talk about their research or the kinds of research they engage in."

Court Accountability Action @courtacctability.bsky.social · Sep 8

@csldf.org's Lauren Kurtz comes on the webcast to talk to Lisa Graves about the important work the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund is doing to protect scientists: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRy2...

Trump gets RUDE AWAKENING as Org FIGHTS BACK

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · Sep 8

With science under attack in all research areas, like climate change, vaccines, & public health, political advocacy is more important than ever. We have free legal resources on how to speak up for science safely & effectively, including our Political Action Toolkit: www.csldf.org/political-ac...

Political Action Toolkit - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

Our free legal resources explain the best practices for safely and effectively engaging in political advocacy.

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · Sep 6

"Natural immunity" vs. scientifically-proven, rigorously tested mRNA vaccines? Come on. As @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social puts it, "[RFK Jr.'s] science is backwards, as it often is." climate.law.columbia.edu/content/trum...

Trump Administration Cancels Nearly $500 Million in Funding for mRNA Vaccine Development | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · Sep 5

ICYMI: Ineptitude and disinformation, and the deadly consequences of both, are defining characteristics of the current administration. More in our August newsletter: www.csldf.org/2025/08/29/d...

August update: The deadly consequences of disinformation - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

Two defining traits of the Trump administration are clear: ineptitude and anti-science disinformation, with devastating consequences.

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