Open AccessAGU and Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Support Scientists Facing Legal Attack
Author(s) -
Landau Elizabeth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo050010
Subject(s) - political science , work (physics) , climate science , legal psychology , joke , legal case , engineering ethics , legal research , law , public relations , engineering , climate change , mechanical engineering , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
A lawyer and a scientist walk into a room—but this is no joke. Scientists are facing subpoenas, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and other legal issues regarding their scientific work. It is not part of a scientist's traditional training to learn how long to keep emails related to federally funded research or what to do if their research is subpoenaed. To assist members dealing with these matters AGU partnered, in 2013, with the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) for a second year to put on the Legal Education for Scientists program, a series of events aimed at helping them navigate these often murky legal waters.