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Former EPA adviser claims agency violated whistleblower protections after petition criticism
June 22, 2026 | Great Lakes Now
The EPA is being sued this week by Elin Warn Betanzo, a water safety engineer who was also instrumental in the Flint water crisis investigation.
Warn Betanzo was a former member of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), which advises the EPA on drinking water. She had about two years left on her contract, when she signed a petition criticizing the EPA and Administrator Lee Zeldin.