All whistleblowing articles
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News
Whistleblowing microbiologist wins unfair dismissal case against USGS
Federal service court agrees Evi Emmenegger faced unjust reprisals from government agency for reporting biosafety, animal welfare lab breaches
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News
Head of UK’s Medical Research Council apologises over bullying complaint
UKRI has taken action over whistleblower complaint against stem cell biologist Fiona Watt
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EPA accused again of compromising chemical safety assessments
Four scientists at EPA’s chemical safety office step up allegations against the agency, saying they’re prohibited from seeking expert colleague input
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Scientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews
Environment body’s inspector general asked to probe claims that safety assessments of chemicals, including PFASs, have been ‘improperly altered’ for years
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Opinion
A powerful blow against misconduct
Supporting whistleblowers is vital for detecting and preventing bad behaviour
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News
Junior researchers less likely to blow the whistle on research misconduct
Fear of retribution and their precarious position may be holding them back
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CDC scientist George Luber seeking whistleblower protection
Former head of the Centre’s climate and health programme claims he was targeted for speaking out about climate change
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US university agrees $112.5 million settlement in misconduct lawsuit
Alleged falsification of data has already led to 17 retractions
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Business
US government agency awards Monsanto whistleblower $22 million
Pay-out is second largest reward from US whistleblower programme
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Opinion
Letters: June 2016
You share your views on whistleblowing, titanium dioxide and potash mining
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Opinion
The only way is ethics
Jeffrey Kovac debates whether recent cases of ethical misconduct mean chemistry needs to take a new approach to regulation
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Business
Pfizer agrees potential $785m fraud settlement
Whistleblower case relates to claims of Wyeth overcharging for acid reflux drugs between 2001 and 2006
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News
US Chemical Safety Board chairman resigns
Resignation follows accusation of mismangement and exposure of whistleblowers
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US chemical safety board in turmoil
The US agency that investigates chemical accidents faces heavy criticism, and its chairman is under pressure to resign
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Business
Revlon’s former chief scientist claims he was fired over safety whistleblowing
Ex-employee sues firm alleging job loss was the result of raising safety concerns that the company’s chief executive didn’t want to hear
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Business
GSK investigates bribery claims in the Middle East
Leaked emails claim GlaxoSmithKline bribed Iraqi doctors and healthcare officials
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News
Politicians accuse US food agency of illegally monitoring employees
Republican staff report calls the Food and Drug Administration’s surveillance of whistleblowers unlawful