Abstract
Whistleblowers could facilitate the regulation of the environmental sector at little to no cost to the taxpayer. Often, potential whistleblowers have timely access to information that would enable them to avert or minimize environmental damage and to protect our communities. However, existing federal and state regulations fail to adequately protect environmental whistleblowers and to incentivize potential environmental whistleblowers. These failures unjustly penalize whistleblowers and discourage potential whistleblowers. This article uses research findings and a case study to illuminate these failings and to argue for reforms that would better protect and incentivize whistleblowers
Recommended Citation
Emily Becker, Calling Foul: Deficiencies in Approaches to Environmental Whistleblowers and Suggested Reforms, 6 Wash. & Lee J. Energy, Climate & Env’t. 65 (2015), https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/jece/vol6/iss1/4Included in
Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Environmental Law Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons