Brown University is facing legal threats from Marzulla Law over research linking offshore wind opposition groups to conservative networks. Representing Green Oceans, the firm demanded a retraction, calling the study false. Brown defended academic freedom, while researchers decried the move as harassment. The dispute highlights growing tensions between universities, clean energy, and political resistance to offshore wind projects.
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