Showing posts with label Freedom of Information Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom of Information Act. Show all posts

5/18/2013

The Hits Just Keep On Coming! EPA under Investigation for FOIA Bias against Conservative Groups

Posted by Brian

The White House/D.C. cesspool is overflowing!

Lawmakers to investigate EPA FOIA scandal
Michael Bastasch

Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency, while giving preferential treatment to environmental groups, made it harder for conservative groups to obtain government records.

“According to documents obtained by the Committees, EPA readily granted FOIA fee waivers for environmental allies, effectively subsidizing them, while denying fee waivers and making the FOIA process more difficult for states and conservative groups,” wrote Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Darrell Issa and Sens. David Vitter, Chuck Grassley and Jim Inhofe in a letter to the EPA.

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12/18/2012

EPA Using "Alias" EMails To Quash FOIA Requests

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Transparency? EPA Under Investigation for Using 'Alias' Emails to Avoid FOIA Requests 
By Susan Jones December 18, 2012


(CNSNews.com) - The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General says it will investigate whether EPA officials -- including Administrator Lisa Jackson -- used alias email accounts to conduct official government business, thereby shielding those communications from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
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