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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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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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