Environment & Climate
Read about the seven major federal environmental laws (Clean Air, Toxic Substances, Clean Water, Atomic Energy, Solid Waste, Safe Drinking Water and Superfund) that have special provisions protecting employee whistleblowers.
How SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Could Empower Whistleblowers
Around the world, whistleblowers are key to protecting the environment, a fact that whistleblower advocates highlight each Earth Day. According...
Updates to Lacey Act Needed to Combat Illegal Ivory Trade
March 3 is World Wildlife Day. Over the past century, the United States has helped lead efforts to combat wildlife...
Global Witness Calls for Protections for Environmental Defenders, Whistleblowers in New Report
On September 29, Global Witness published a report about environmental defenders and activists that contains information about individuals who have...
Russian National Sentenced for Involvement in Dumping Waste in U.S. Waters, Attempted Cover-Up
In May, Russian national Kirill Kompaniets, Chief Engineer of a commercial bulk carrier vessel, “pleaded guilty to dumping waste in...
Tourist Blows Whistle on Rhino Poaching in South African National Park
Three alleged poachers were arrested on June 1 in Kruger National Park, a park in northeastern South Africa, because a...
Russian National and Ship Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oily Waste in U.S. Waters; Retaliated Against Whistleblower and Engaged in Cover-Up
Kirill Kompaniets, a Russian national and Chief Engineer of a commercial bulk carrier vessel registered in the Marshall Islands, pleaded...
Celebrating Earth Day 2022: Highlighting Climate and Environmental Whistleblowers & the Challenges They Face
The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970 as an effort between two lawmakers, Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI)...
Whistleblowers: Our Grassroots Climate Taskforce
Whistleblowers are the most powerful tool for safeguarding a sustainable future for humanity and our planet. Now more than ever,...
Failed Enforcement Measures to Protect Vaquita Highlight Need for Wildlife Whistleblower Awards
As the vaquita, the world’s smallest cetacean, nears extinction, wildlife advocates continue to assess the enforcement failures which have led...
Panel of Experts to Discuss Climate Whistleblowers in Earth Day Event
April 22 is Earth Day, and to commemorate climate whistleblowers on this annual celebration the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is...
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