False claim Author Koehn M. Journal/Series The Environmental Forum | Vol. 17(1); 21 - 28; 8 p. Date 2000 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-065000) Publisher | Place of publication Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC, USA Document type Article in periodical Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Environment gen. Keyword Enforcement/compliance Court/tribunal Abstract To skirt citizen standing requirements - and often to reap financial reward - some environmental plaintiffs are trying to use a statute meant to protect the government from fraud to force companies to improve environmental compliance. But the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act may produce the opposite result.