Topic: Environment & Energy

FOIA to DOE Seeking Ethics Information Regarding Chief of Staff Brian McCormack

August 29, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of Energy seeking ethics determinations, recusals, and waivers regarding Chief of Staff Brian McCormack.

FOIA to USGS Seeking Communications with Industry Groups

August 28, 2019
FOIA request to the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey seeking communications from political appointees to industry groups.

FOIA to EPA Seeking Peter Wright’s Calendars

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking the calendars of former Special Counsel to the Administrator Peter Wright.

FOIA to EPA Seeking Ethics Information Related to Peter Wright

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking ethics information related to former Special Counsel to the Administrator Peter Wright.

FOIA to EPA Seeking Peter Wright’s Communications with DowDuPont

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking communications between former Special Counsel to the Administrator Peter Wright and his former employer, DowDuPont.

FWS Meetings and Communications regarding Endangered Species Act during 2017 and 2018


August 22, 2019
Fish and Wildlife Service meetings and communications regarding the Endangered Species Act. FWS leadership has met with the Forest Landowners Association, Petroleum Association of America, Jackson County Commissioner Colleen Roberts, and various lobbyists to discuss the Endangered Species Act. These records are from 2017 and 2018
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Complaint: Western Values Project v. DOI — David Bernhardt’s Communications with Former Employers and Clients

August 21, 2019
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight on behalf of Western Values Project against the Department of the Interior for communications between Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and his former clients during his career as a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry.

No Records Response from DOE Regarding Communications About America First PAC

August 21, 2019
The Department of Energy stated that it had no records of communications from certain political appointees regarding the pro-Trump PAC America First Action.

FOIA to DOE for Communications with Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics Partners

August 20, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Energy for Secretary Rick Perry and his staff’s communications with Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics Partners; two natural gas pipeline companies whose boards he previously sat on.

FOIA to DOE for Communications with Jeff Miller

August 20, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Energy (DOE) for communications with lobbyist Jeff Miller, a former political aide to Secretary Rick Perry. American Oversight seeks to shed light on the extent of Mr. Miller's influence within the DOE.