Our mission is simple: we provide free legal advice and assistance to researchers being targeted by bad actors trying to censor, misinterpret, or otherwise silence them. If you or someone you know needs help: csldf.org/contact

We wish to congratulate climate scientist Virginia Burkett on being awarded the 2025 John Maddox Prize! This prize is given out annually to courageous individuals who stand up for science in the face of extreme hostility and attacks. www.ktbs.com/news/nsu-alu...

Feeling like a broken record over here, but silencing information does 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 make 👏🏻 it 👏🏻 go 👏🏻 away. Duh. climate.law.columbia.edu/content/cdc-...

Amazing @climateone.org episode about three courageous individuals doing critical climate & environmental work as increasingly emboldened bad actors are working to silence them - and how they weathered the anti-science attacks & harassment. www.climateone.org/audio/when-c...

If you don't know what you're talking about, it's okay to just NOT say anything... for example, telling a group of world leaders who live in reality that climate change is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world." climate.law.columbia.edu/content/pres...

It seems worth reminding everyone about our 2020 report, How the Abuse of Congressional Oversight Powers Harms Science, which details how members of Congress abuse their authority to attack science & scientists - & how we can resist. www.csldf.org/2020/12/14/n...

Your support makes our work defending scientists possible. See what we were able to accomplish - in the most difficult year in our nearly-15 year history - thanks to the generosity of our pro-science community: www.csldf.org/wp-content/u...

It is infuriating that a nepo baby turned snake oil salesman gets to decide to cancel the Minority Biomedical Research Support program, a program that helped more students pursue biomedical sciences. climate.law.columbia.edu/content/hhs-...

Congratulations to @csldf.org Board member @naomioreskes.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 Volvo Environment Prize! "Through this process of questioning, we can discern good claims from bad ones,... and figuring out what seems to be true about the world." 👏👏👏 www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-...

This #ElectionDay, we have the chance to vote in support of science, truth, & democracy. Check out ballotpedia.org for information on local and statewide candidates.

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

50 scientists & groups helped with free legal aid. 400 more educated on their rights. 117+ attacks on science by the current administration. The numbers are tragic... and hopeful. See what we have accomplished so far this year in our 2025 Impact Report: www.csldf.org/wp-content/u...

Even as an organization dedicated to supporting climate scientists, we have never seen an all-out assault like the past 10 months. But thanks to our pro-science supporters, we've been able to help more scientists than any other year in our nearly 15-year history. www.csldf.org/wp-content/u...

*117* instances of censorship, funding cuts, mass firings, and other attempts to interfere with federal research since January 20, 2025. When science conflicts with your authoritarian, pro-fossil fuel agenda, there's nothing left but to try to silence it... climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

Climate & other scientists have long been attacked by bad actors with anti-science ideologies. Now they're facing an onslaught of politically-motivated attacks by the current administration & its supporters. If you're facing harassment, intimidation, or other attacks: www.csldf.org/resource/poc...

Here we go again with another list of forbidden terms from the self-described "most transparent administration" in history... 🤦🏻‍♀️ climate.law.columbia.edu/content/doe-...

This is our weekly reminder to all federal researchers that you are not alone in the face of the Trump administration's relentless attacks on science. ❤️ If you have legal questions related to your work, please reach out: csldf.org/contact

Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly updates on our work defending researchers, pushing back against the ongoing assault on science, & documenting the Trump administration's many anti-science actions. eepurl.com/dfHVgb

As the Trump administration continues its extreme (and generally illegal) anti-science actions, @csldf.org will continue to stand alongside researchers. Help us help them: csldf.org/donate

In addition to showing up by the MILLIONS (!!!), there are many ways to advocate for science. Learn how to do so safely and effectively with our Activism and Advocacy toolkit: www.csldf.org/resources/ac...

Don't mess with scientists. youtube.com/watch?v=WDCiJy9X4a8

We provide a legal lifeline to federal researchers facing the all-out assault on science & scientists. And your support powers that work: www.csldf.org/donate

Scientists are under attack by an out-of-control, virulently anti-science administration - but they are NOT alone in the fight. @csldf.org will be at the @geosociety.bsky.social #GSAConnects on 10/20 & 10/21. Schedule a free, confidential legal consultation: calendly.com/cmarchesano/...

Our mission is to protect the scientific endeavor by defending scientists against political or ideological attacks - no matter who is behind them. If you are a researcher with legal questions related to your work, please reach out: 646-801-0853 (phone or Signal) or email [email protected]

And if you are targeted, we are here to help - csldf.org/contact to speak with one of our attorneys.

From our September newsletter: "This administration’s... increasingly desperate attempts to silence, deny, or alter scientific truth are doomed to fail. When that happens, we will be here to help pick up the pieces." More at www.csldf.org/2025/10/01/s...

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...

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...

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/...

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

🗞️ 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...

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...

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/...

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...

We are proud stand with scientists and fellow supporters of science against EPA'S reckless proposal to repeal the endangerment finding. www.csldf.org/2025/09/23/c...

🗞️ 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

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

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...

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. climate.law.columbia.edu/content/doe-...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

"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."

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...

"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...