Environment
Seven major federal environmental laws (Clean Air, Toxic Substances, Clean Water, Atomic Energy, Solid Waste, Safe Drinking Water and Superfund) have special provisions protecting employee whistleblowers.
BLM Whistleblower Exposed Dangers of Wyoming Oil and Gas Project, Facing Termination
A U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) environmental analyst is “facing termination” for blowing the whistle on environmental concerns related...
Congressional Action Needed to Protect Wildlife Crime Whistleblowers
Whistleblower Network News recently broke a story uncovering the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) regulations for the payment of whistleblower rewards....
SDG #16 Through the Lens of Wildlife Crimes
The care, protection and conservation of other animals is essential for the survival of the planet and its people. Without...
Operation Fishing for Funds and the Untapped Potential of U.S. Wildlife Whistleblower Laws
Beginning in late 2011, an anonymous whistleblower worked closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to expose a...
Whistleblower Attorney Analyzes Fish and Wildlife Whistleblower Reward Rules
On February 11, Whistleblower Network News made the whistleblower reward regulations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publicly...
IUCN Motions Essential In Guiding New International Whistleblower Law, Environmental Whistleblower Policy Expert Explains
New resolutions approved by the members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) may serve as a guiding...
Blowing the Whistle on Illegal Fishing: A UN Webinar
Illegal fishing is one of the most under-prioritized environmental and economic crimes in our world today. Up to 28 million...
Whistleblower Complaint Alleges New York Boat Company Engaged in Illegal Waste Dumping
Employees of a New York tour boat company filed a whistleblower complaint alleging illegal dumping of waste into the Hudson...
Pennsylvania Geologist Blows Whistle on Pipeline Construction Company
A geologist who worked on the Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania has claimed that Sunoco/Energy Transfer, the company in charge...
Representative Don Young Hopes to Enlist Whistleblowers to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
The African elephant is under attack, and has been for some time. Of the roughly 400,000 African elephants alive today,...
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