Environment & Climate

In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it was requesting public input on the agency’s handling of climate change disclosures. In response, a number of advocacy groups submitted comments urging the SEC to update its climate risk...

May 21, 2021 marks Endangered Species Day, returning attention to the continuing extinction crisis that the world faces. 37,400 species are currently on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species, more than 28% of...

When I was asked to write for Whistleblower Network News, I had a thought about what whistleblower means to me. A whistleblower exposes practices that are ethically or legally wrong and should be stopped immediately regardless of the backlash they...

Black bear paws. Pangolin leather boots. Elephant foot stools. Big cat skulls. Endangered live reptiles and birds. While this may sound like the prop list from a fantasy or science fiction film, the reality is that these items can be...

On April 28, the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled “Wildlife Trafficking and the Growing Online Marketplace.” The hearing focused on ways the U.S. can combat the multi-billion dollar industry of online illegal wildlife trafficking....

Climate and whistleblowing are defining terms of the 21st century. Both words conjure strong emotions and reactions: anxiety, uncertainty, creativity and hope. They have united people all over the world, especially among younger generations, to take action for a better...

The world’s most trafficked mammal may disappear before most people have even heard of it. The pangolin, a shy, nocturnal animal that looks a bit like an armadillo, is found in Africa and Asia. All eight pangolin species are at...

April 22 is Earth Day, a day to promote environmental legislation and raise awareness of environmental issues. This annual commemoration was created in 1970 by Senator Gaylor Nelson, who wanted to implement environmental protection regulations. Whistleblowers play a vital role...

On April 15, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) introduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021, which requires publicly traded companies to make more disclosures about their exposure to climate-related risks. Last summer, the National Whistleblower...

On March 30, three employees of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General Sean O’Donnell. The group alleges that CDPHE urged them to ignore...