Climate Litigation Archives - Government Accountability Project

Press Release: Labor and Health Advocates and Tribal Emergency Management Councils Call for OSHA to Protect Oil Spill Workers

This press release was led and written by The ALERT Project, a close partner of Government Accountability Project. For Immediate Release Contact: Riki Ott, ALERT Project, 206-853-285, [email protected] Labor and Health Advocates and Tribal Emergency Management Councils Call for OSHA to Protect Oil Spill Workers OSHA’s reporting standards keep symptoms of toxic exposure from [...]

Mary Allain2023-02-13T13:42:40-05:00February 13th, 2023|Activism, Climate Litigation, Climate Science, Energy, EPA, Partners, Press release|

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Mixed Bag

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Mixed Bag By Adam Arnold, Environmental Counsel The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is undeniably the most substantial piece of climate legislation in US history. But is this a back-handed compliment, given the dearth of other substantial legislation on the world’s most pressing crisis? The bill is receiving praise and [...]

Mary Allain2022-09-22T11:20:43-04:00September 22nd, 2022|Blog, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Litigation, Climate Science, Energy, Environment, Meltdown, Policy Responses to Climate Change, Politicization of Climate Science|

UN climate change whistleblowers must be protected

Mr. Steiner UNDP Administrator United Nations Development Programme One United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 USA 2nd February 2022 Dear Administrator Steiner, We are writing in response to your letter of 13 December 2021 on issues related to the UNDP GEF Russia Standards and Labels project and whistleblower protection, and in particular in relation [...]

Mary Allain2022-02-09T10:03:00-05:00February 9th, 2022|Climate Litigation, Climate Science, Energy, Environment, International, Letter, Scientific Integrity, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Clients Have Success at Office of Special Counsel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 6, 2020 Government Accountability Project Clients Have Success at Office of Special Counsel WASHINGTON – In a letter to Special Counsel Henry Kerner at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Government Accountability Project expressed appreciation for recent settlement victories in Whistleblower Protection Act cases to challenge retaliation and continue [...]

Whistle-Blower2021-09-16T12:52:51-04:00April 6th, 2020|Climate Litigation, Office of Special Council, Press release, VA Accountability|

The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

CSPW has been following with great interest the ups and downs, ins and outs of the long and arduous pathway 21 youth plaintiffs have been trekking for three years, in a sustained effort to see their legal case against the US government be tried in court. We last wrote about this in December 2016: Why Are [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-02-12T11:35:16-05:00August 8th, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Litigation, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Energy, Global Warming Denial Machine, Politicization of Climate Science, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Whistleblowers|

Why Are 21 Kids Suing the Federal Government, and Why Does It Matter?

Source: Our Children’s Trust Last year, on August 12, 2015, a group of courageous millennials filed suit against President Barack Obama and members of his cabinet for failing to adequately address the climate change problem commensurate with the threat, despite the fact that we have known for decades that human-caused global warming has [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:02:52-04:00December 22nd, 2016|Activism, Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Litigation, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, General, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, National Security, Obama Administration, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Uncategorized|

ExxonMobil and Climate Change: A Story of Denial, Delay, and Delusion, Told in Forms 10-K (2009-2016) – Part Three (B): 2010

From left, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson, Chevron Chairman and CEO John Watson and ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva are sworn in before a June 15, 2010 Congressional hearing on the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. SOURCE: Associated Press This latest installment of our series addressing how the ExxonMobil Corporation has been engaged in [...]

In Memory of Rick Piltz, Founder of GAP’s Climate Science & Policy Watch

Two years ago today, GAP’s Climate Science Watch founder and Bush Administration whistleblower, Rick Piltz, passed away. Rick lived a fascinating life of social change activism and truth-telling, and devoted much of his time during his final days to ensuring his friends and followers could carry on his mission of challenging both those who deny [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:03:09-04:00October 18th, 2016|Activism, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Litigation, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Climate Science Watch Update, General, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Obama Administration, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Uncategorized|

Federalism, the First Amendment, and Facts vs. Fiction on Climate Change All on Trial Tomorrow at Congressional Hearing

Source: Editorial Cartoon by John Branch, North America Syndicate, published in the San Antonio Express (Rep. Smith’s congressional district’s local newspaper) on May 26, 2013. http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/display.cfm/122771/ News cameras and long lines of people waiting to enter a packed hearing room are not the stuff of normal business carried out by the U.S. House [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:03:26-04:00September 13th, 2016|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Litigation, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity|

ExxonMobil and Climate Change: A Story of Denial, Delay, and Delusion, Told in Forms 10-K (2001-2008)

Disparaging legitimate scientific data and conclusions regarding global climate change and the role of fossil fuel combustion by dubbing it junk science has been a favorite tactic employed by the oil industry. This cartoon, penned in 2005, aptly captures the dynamic at play throughout President George W. Bushs first term in office. [Image source: [...]