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 ...
Tag: Environmental Whistleblowers
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 ...
SEC Announces First Enforcement Action by ESG Task Force
On May 23, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. for misstatements ...
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 ...
Whistleblower Advocates Support SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Proposal
On March 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule changes that would require publicly traded companies to make ...
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, ...
Whistleblowers Can Help Protect the Earth, If Congress Enables Them
Whistleblower award programs have revolutionized the enforcement of a wide-variety of corporate crimes from securities fraud to government contracting fraud. ...
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 ...
Advocates Discuss Key Role of Whistleblowers in Combatting Environmental Crimes
On March 24, leading voices in the movement towards combating environmental crime met to discuss the current state of the ...
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