Justine Calma

A probe by the university found “serious flaws in the presentation of research data” for several papers on which Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne was an author. The report also says that “multiple members” of Tessier-Lavigne’s labs “appear to have manipulated research data and/or fallen short of accepted scientific practices” over the years.

That’s what 15-year-old Badge Busse said in his testimony during a groundbreaking climate trial last week, as he talked about preparing to evacuate from wildfires with his family. He’s one of 16 young plaintiffs who filed suit against the state of Montana for violating their right to a healthy environment. They’re still waiting for the judge’s ruling, and probably have a long fight ahead of them.