Topic: Environment & Energy

EPA Communications with Current Justice Officials and Former Lobbyists Jeffrey Clark and Jeffrey Wood

August 5, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency emails in response to our request seeking communications with Department of Justice officials Jeffrey Clark or Jeffrey Wood in their past lobbying positions.

Records from EPA Regarding Chloroprene

August 2, 2019
Records from the EPA regarding Chloroprene in response to our FOIA request for related communications.

FERC Communications with Senator McConnell’s Staff

July 31, 2019
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission records in response to our request seeking communications with Senate Majority Leader McConnell's staff.

DOE and FERC Records Related to Proposals to Bail out Coal and Nuclear Power Plants

July 31, 2019
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission records related to Travis Fisher, Anthony Pugliese, Peabody Energy, Alliance Resource Partners, National Coal Council, and Department of Energy calendars. These records were produced in response to a lawsuit by American Oversight on behalf of the Union of Concerned Scientists. American Oversight and UCS pursued these documents to shed light on the Trump administration’s numerous failed proposals to bail out coal and nuclear power plants.

No Records Response from DOE Regarding Climate Change Reports

July 17, 2019
The Department of Energy stated that it had no records of communications by certain senior officials regarding two major climate change studies released in 2018.

EPA Communications with the American Chemistry Council, Chemours Company, and Holland & Knight

July 11, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency emails with the American Chemistry Council, Chemours Company, and Holland & Knight. These records contain discussion on Hexavalent Chromium, Formaldehyde IRIS assessment, and PFASs. American Oversight sought these records to determine if EPA political appointees held back a report on PFASs, a group of chemicals which can cause health issues.

FOIA to EPA Seeking Communications Relating to Pipeline Project Construction

July 10, 2019
FOIA to the Environmental Protection Agency seeking records relating to President Trump's executive order regarding new energy projects.

DOI Communications Regarding Government Studies of Specific Pesticides

July 9, 2019
Records from the Department of the Interior responsive to American Oversight's request for communications regarding government studies of specific pesticides, including correspondence with trade groups with in interest in pesticides and pesticide manufacturers such as Dow Chemical and CropLife.

TVA Calendars for Bill Johnson from January 2017 to April 2019

July 8, 2019
These records contain calendar entries from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for former CEO Bill Johnson, spanning from January 2017 to April 2019. The calendars show Johnson’s close relationship with major energy industry groups, as well as his exorbitant spending habits, which were later the subject of an inspector general’s audit. Johnson left the TVA in April 2019, and is now the CEO and president at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). 

U.S. Secret Service Records Regarding Social Media Framing of Hurricanes Maria and Irma

July 3, 2019
U.S. Secret Service of the Department of Homeland Security records concerning the processing and intake of American Oversight's request for information regarding the agency's social media framing of hurricanes Maria and Irma. American Oversight received these documents detailing the request in response to the initial FOIA.