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From chemical spills to scientific integrity, we support environmental whistleblowers every step of the way. Our clients are still uncovering soil contamination in East Palestine, OH—years after the 2023 train derailment. Learn more about our environmental work at whistleblower.org/environme... 🌿
Environment, Energy, & Climate Change
The Environment, Energy, & Climate Change program protects whistleblowers and supports accountability in the environmental realm.
whistleblower.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
From chemical spills to scientific integrity, we support environmental whistleblowers every step of the way. Our clients are still uncovering soil contamination in East Palestine, OH—years after the 2023 train derailment. Learn more about our environmental work at whistleblower.org/environme... 🌿
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As part of our lawsuit, DHS revealed it’s relying on officials, including Sec. Noem, to take screenshots to preserve texts.
If you rely on people to manually archive info, "there’s always room for error,” our Exec. Director Chioma Chukwu told @nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
If you rely on people to manually archive info, "there’s always room for error,” our Exec. Director Chioma Chukwu told @nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both willful and unwitting noncompliance with federal records laws.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As part of our lawsuit, DHS revealed it’s relying on officials, including Sec. Noem, to take screenshots to preserve texts.
If you rely on people to manually archive info, "there’s always room for error,” our Exec. Director Chioma Chukwu told @nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
If you rely on people to manually archive info, "there’s always room for error,” our Exec. Director Chioma Chukwu told @nytimes.com.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
🏛️ Where other nations only shut down their governments during invasions or disaster, the U.S. uses day-to-day govt. functioning as a bargaining chip between warring political parties. This has major impacts on citizens & whistleblowers.
Read our blog to learn more: whistleblower.org/blog/whistle...
Read our blog to learn more: whistleblower.org/blog/whistle...
Whistleblowers: Casualties of Government Shutdowns
On October 1, 2025, the US government shut down for the 11th time since 1980 and has become the longest government shutdown in US history. Despite the ongoing media stories and funding negotiations, t...
whistleblower.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🏛️ Where other nations only shut down their governments during invasions or disaster, the U.S. uses day-to-day govt. functioning as a bargaining chip between warring political parties. This has major impacts on citizens & whistleblowers.
Read our blog to learn more: whistleblower.org/blog/whistle...
Read our blog to learn more: whistleblower.org/blog/whistle...
We're #hiring! 🎉 Our team is seeking a Deputy Director of our Food Integrity Campaign. This individual will conduct investigations, perform legal research, support coalition-building for our Food Integrity Campaign, and draft client complaints, among other responsibilities.
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We're #hiring! 🎉 Our team is seeking a Deputy Director of our Food Integrity Campaign. This individual will conduct investigations, perform legal research, support coalition-building for our Food Integrity Campaign, and draft client complaints, among other responsibilities.
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In celebration of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we are highlighting some of the Native trailblazers in the legal field and honoring the histories, cultures, and ongoing contributions of Indigenous communities that make our democracy bolder and stronger.
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In celebration of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we are highlighting some of the Native trailblazers in the legal field and honoring the histories, cultures, and ongoing contributions of Indigenous communities that make our democracy bolder and stronger.
MYTH: Whistleblowing is a crime.
FACT: Disclosing evidence of wrongdoing is not a crime—it's a legally protected right.
⚖️ Learn more from our collection of whistleblower resources: whistleblower.org/resources/
FACT: Disclosing evidence of wrongdoing is not a crime—it's a legally protected right.
⚖️ Learn more from our collection of whistleblower resources: whistleblower.org/resources/
Are You Ready to Blow the Whistle?
Deciding to blow the whistle on misconduct requires an understanding of the potential risks. In order to improve your chances of successfully addressing the problem while minimizing the possibility of reprisal, ask yourself these questions first.
whistleblower.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
MYTH: Whistleblowing is a crime.
FACT: Disclosing evidence of wrongdoing is not a crime—it's a legally protected right.
⚖️ Learn more from our collection of whistleblower resources: whistleblower.org/resources/
FACT: Disclosing evidence of wrongdoing is not a crime—it's a legally protected right.
⚖️ Learn more from our collection of whistleblower resources: whistleblower.org/resources/
🌍 In tomorrow's webinar at 6pm ET, we'll be diving into government accountability, environmental protection, and whistleblower rights with @enviroprotnet.bsky.social, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)!
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November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🌍 In tomorrow's webinar at 6pm ET, we'll be diving into government accountability, environmental protection, and whistleblower rights with @enviroprotnet.bsky.social, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)!
RSVP at zoom.us/webinar/regi... ✨
RSVP at zoom.us/webinar/regi... ✨
Presidential elections often dominate headlines, but it’s local elections that shape our local communities. 🏡
These elections affect the funding of our schools, emergency services, roads, libraries, and more. When you vote in local elections, you help decide how your tax dollars spent!
These elections affect the funding of our schools, emergency services, roads, libraries, and more. When you vote in local elections, you help decide how your tax dollars spent!
A healthy democracy for all starts with one vote: yours.
Join voters across the country today and make your voice heard this Election Day. Visit vote.org to find your polling place.
Join voters across the country today and make your voice heard this Election Day. Visit vote.org to find your polling place.
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Presidential elections often dominate headlines, but it’s local elections that shape our local communities. 🏡
These elections affect the funding of our schools, emergency services, roads, libraries, and more. When you vote in local elections, you help decide how your tax dollars spent!
These elections affect the funding of our schools, emergency services, roads, libraries, and more. When you vote in local elections, you help decide how your tax dollars spent!
Happy Election Day, everyone! 🇺🇸 Election workers serve a vital role as guardians of fair elections and the fundamental right of all Americans to vote and have their votes counted.
📸 Credit: Kerem Yücel
📸 Credit: Kerem Yücel
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy Election Day, everyone! 🇺🇸 Election workers serve a vital role as guardians of fair elections and the fundamental right of all Americans to vote and have their votes counted.
📸 Credit: Kerem Yücel
📸 Credit: Kerem Yücel
⚖️ Now on Bloomberg Law: "Judge’s Order Saps Trump’s Legal Case for Shutdown Layoffs"
Ten days into the shutdown, the Trump administration dismissed 4,100 federal employees, blamed Democrats, and warned of further cuts if the standoff continued.
📸: Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg
Ten days into the shutdown, the Trump administration dismissed 4,100 federal employees, blamed Democrats, and warned of further cuts if the standoff continued.
📸: Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
⚖️ Now on Bloomberg Law: "Judge’s Order Saps Trump’s Legal Case for Shutdown Layoffs"
Ten days into the shutdown, the Trump administration dismissed 4,100 federal employees, blamed Democrats, and warned of further cuts if the standoff continued.
📸: Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg
Ten days into the shutdown, the Trump administration dismissed 4,100 federal employees, blamed Democrats, and warned of further cuts if the standoff continued.
📸: Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg
🇫🇷 Our International Director Samantha Feinstein met with members of Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) @winnetwork.bsky.social at Ecosite de Villarceaux, France last week for strategic planning.
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🇫🇷 Our International Director Samantha Feinstein met with members of Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) @winnetwork.bsky.social at Ecosite de Villarceaux, France last week for strategic planning.
🎙️ In recent podcast "You can't find what you don't look for" by Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, scientist and whistleblower client Scott Smith explores contamination data he discovered from the East Palestine, OH train derailment and BioLab burn in Conyers, GA.
📸 Credit: Gene Puskar
📸 Credit: Gene Puskar
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🎙️ In recent podcast "You can't find what you don't look for" by Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, scientist and whistleblower client Scott Smith explores contamination data he discovered from the East Palestine, OH train derailment and BioLab burn in Conyers, GA.
📸 Credit: Gene Puskar
📸 Credit: Gene Puskar
Whistleblowers: Because a world without them is truly spooky 👻
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Whistleblowers: Because a world without them is truly spooky 👻
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
🌍 Interested in environmental protection and government accountability? Join us, @enviroprotnet.bsky.social, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on Nov. 6 at 6pm ET for a crucial webinar on this topic.
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🌍 Interested in environmental protection and government accountability? Join us, @enviroprotnet.bsky.social, and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on Nov. 6 at 6pm ET for a crucial webinar on this topic.
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Have you seen the banners on government agencies’ websites blaming the government shutdown on a particular political party? That likely violates several laws.
We sent records requests to eight agencies seeking communications and policies regarding these messages.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
We sent records requests to eight agencies seeking communications and policies regarding these messages.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Have you seen the banners on government agencies’ websites blaming the government shutdown on a particular political party? That likely violates several laws.
We sent records requests to eight agencies seeking communications and policies regarding these messages.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
We sent records requests to eight agencies seeking communications and policies regarding these messages.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Whistleblowers help keep our communities safe and corporations accountable—yet retaliation against them remains widespread.
October 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Whistleblowers help keep our communities safe and corporations accountable—yet retaliation against them remains widespread.
⚖️ Now on Above The Law: "Things At The DOJ Are Just As Lawless As You Feared"
By all accounts, Bari Weiss—newly appointed head of CBS News—seems set on shaping the network into a Trump administration mouthpiece. That day may yet come, but it's not today.
Read more: shorturl.at/npcT6
📸: K Lamarque
By all accounts, Bari Weiss—newly appointed head of CBS News—seems set on shaping the network into a Trump administration mouthpiece. That day may yet come, but it's not today.
Read more: shorturl.at/npcT6
📸: K Lamarque
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
⚖️ Now on Above The Law: "Things At The DOJ Are Just As Lawless As You Feared"
By all accounts, Bari Weiss—newly appointed head of CBS News—seems set on shaping the network into a Trump administration mouthpiece. That day may yet come, but it's not today.
Read more: shorturl.at/npcT6
📸: K Lamarque
By all accounts, Bari Weiss—newly appointed head of CBS News—seems set on shaping the network into a Trump administration mouthpiece. That day may yet come, but it's not today.
Read more: shorturl.at/npcT6
📸: K Lamarque
Audience feedback on 60 Minutes' segment ft. Erez Reuveni:
📣 "Whistleblowers are the real heroes."
📣 "I commend this man... this took a whole lot of courage and strength to do this."
Watch the episode on our DOJ whistleblower Reuveni at whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
📣 "Whistleblowers are the real heroes."
📣 "I commend this man... this took a whole lot of courage and strength to do this."
Watch the episode on our DOJ whistleblower Reuveni at whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Audience feedback on 60 Minutes' segment ft. Erez Reuveni:
📣 "Whistleblowers are the real heroes."
📣 "I commend this man... this took a whole lot of courage and strength to do this."
Watch the episode on our DOJ whistleblower Reuveni at whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
📣 "Whistleblowers are the real heroes."
📣 "I commend this man... this took a whole lot of courage and strength to do this."
Watch the episode on our DOJ whistleblower Reuveni at whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
Whistleblower Erez Reuveni’s revelations on DOJ corruption have fueled public demand for justice.
Ready to stand up? Use our action toolkit below to push for government accountability during this critical moment in history.
Ready to stand up? Use our action toolkit below to push for government accountability during this critical moment in history.
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Whistleblower Erez Reuveni’s revelations on DOJ corruption have fueled public demand for justice.
Ready to stand up? Use our action toolkit below to push for government accountability during this critical moment in history.
Ready to stand up? Use our action toolkit below to push for government accountability during this critical moment in history.
📝 238 years ago today, the first Federalist Paper was published. Relevant to this day, this foundational document addressed concerns about the potential for excessive government power and outlined a balanced government structure as essential to democracy.
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📝 238 years ago today, the first Federalist Paper was published. Relevant to this day, this foundational document addressed concerns about the potential for excessive government power and outlined a balanced government structure as essential to democracy.
📣 Now on @nytimes.com: "Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out"
Founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, Voice of American (VOA) has earned dozens of journalistic awards for its reporting across the globe. But the news organization has been targeted by Trump.
📸: Jason Andrew
Founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, Voice of American (VOA) has earned dozens of journalistic awards for its reporting across the globe. But the news organization has been targeted by Trump.
📸: Jason Andrew
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📣 Now on @nytimes.com: "Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out"
Founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, Voice of American (VOA) has earned dozens of journalistic awards for its reporting across the globe. But the news organization has been targeted by Trump.
📸: Jason Andrew
Founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, Voice of American (VOA) has earned dozens of journalistic awards for its reporting across the globe. But the news organization has been targeted by Trump.
📸: Jason Andrew
🗞️ Just dropped: "Good Government Organizations Urge Congress to Act on Ingrassia 'wakeup call'"
After Paul Ingrassia withdrew his OSC nomination, we and five other Make It Safe Coalition groups urged the Senate Homeland Security Committee to enforce stronger oversight for whistleblower protections.
After Paul Ingrassia withdrew his OSC nomination, we and five other Make It Safe Coalition groups urged the Senate Homeland Security Committee to enforce stronger oversight for whistleblower protections.
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🗞️ Just dropped: "Good Government Organizations Urge Congress to Act on Ingrassia 'wakeup call'"
After Paul Ingrassia withdrew his OSC nomination, we and five other Make It Safe Coalition groups urged the Senate Homeland Security Committee to enforce stronger oversight for whistleblower protections.
After Paul Ingrassia withdrew his OSC nomination, we and five other Make It Safe Coalition groups urged the Senate Homeland Security Committee to enforce stronger oversight for whistleblower protections.
🌊 Did you know we're representing FEMA whistleblowers exposing FEMA's reduction in disaster relief workforce, abuses of authority, science censorship, and elimination of life-saving risk reduction programs?
Learn more below 👇
Learn more below 👇
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌊 Did you know we're representing FEMA whistleblowers exposing FEMA's reduction in disaster relief workforce, abuses of authority, science censorship, and elimination of life-saving risk reduction programs?
Learn more below 👇
Learn more below 👇
“I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. And my view of that oath is that I need to speak up and draw attention to what has happened to the department, what is happening to the rule of law,” said Reuveni. “I would not be faithfully abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now.”
Erez Reuveni, a fired Department of Justice lawyer who's now blowing the whistle, says he witnessed a disregard of due process and for the rule of law at the DOJ. cbsn.ws/4qkAtSr
Fired Justice Department lawyer blows the whistle on what he describes as abuses of power at the DOJ
Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni is speaking out about a pattern of troubling behavior he says he witnessed inside the DOJ that undermined the rule of law.
cbsn.ws
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. And my view of that oath is that I need to speak up and draw attention to what has happened to the department, what is happening to the rule of law,” said Reuveni. “I would not be faithfully abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now.”
⚖️ Erez Reuveni, a 15-year Department of Justice attorney with a distinguished bipartisan record, is blowing the whistle on the DOJ.
His disclosure reveals a troubling pattern of DOJ defiance of court orders and retaliation.
Watch our full video on the topic: www.youtube.com/shorts/c63x4...
His disclosure reveals a troubling pattern of DOJ defiance of court orders and retaliation.
Watch our full video on the topic: www.youtube.com/shorts/c63x4...
DOJ Whistleblower Exposes DOJ Defiance of Court Orders on 60 Minutes | Erez Reuveni
YouTube video by Government Accountability Project
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October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
⚖️ Erez Reuveni, a 15-year Department of Justice attorney with a distinguished bipartisan record, is blowing the whistle on the DOJ.
His disclosure reveals a troubling pattern of DOJ defiance of court orders and retaliation.
Watch our full video on the topic: www.youtube.com/shorts/c63x4...
His disclosure reveals a troubling pattern of DOJ defiance of court orders and retaliation.
Watch our full video on the topic: www.youtube.com/shorts/c63x4...