Topic: Environment & Energy

NOAA Records Regarding Absence from the AMA Annual Conference Due to the 2019 Government Shutdown

June 25, 2019
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records regarding their absence at the American Meteorological Association annual conference in January 2019 as a result of the federal government shutdown.

Lawsuit Seeks Records of Trump Family Influence over Minnesota Mining Project

June 25, 2019
American Oversight today sued for records related to the decision to renew the leases for a Chilean mining company headed by the family of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's landlord.

Complaint: American Oversight v. DOI and USDA – Twin Metals

June 25, 2019
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, the Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Forest Service seeking records related to the Twin Metals mining lease granted to Antofagasta in the Boundary Waters wilderness.

EPA Calendars of Senior Political Appointees for 2017 and 2018

June 25, 2019
Calendars of senior EPA political appointees including Reginald Allen, Nancy Beck, Brittany Bolen, Byron Brown, Kevin Chmielewski, Mike Flynn and Ryan Jackson.

No Records Response from DHS Regarding Communications with Pork Farm Stakeholders Following Hurricane Florence

June 20, 2019
Department of Homeland Security stated that it had no records of communications with North Carolina pork farm stakeholders. American Oversight sought these records because of the environmental and health risks North Carolina pork farms posed in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

NASA Records Regarding NSC Senior Director for Emerging Technologies Will Happer


June 18, 2019
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) records of communications between NASA political appointees and both William Happer and the CO2 Coalition. Will Happer is the National Security Council’s Senior Director for Emerging Technologies. These emails are from 2018 and 2019.

No Records Response from DOE Regarding Communications with Certain NSC Officials

June 13, 2019
The Department of Energy stated that it had no records of communications between certain agency officials and three former National Security Council officials, Derek Harvey, K.T. McFarland and Michael Flynn, who were reportedly involved in a plan to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.

USGS emails regarding Rio Tinto from 2017-2018

June 11, 2019
United States Geological Survey emails with Rio Tinto. Many of these emails concern Rio Tinto’s Resolution Copper project. These emails are from 2017-2018.

FOIA to DOE Seeking Communications between Sec. Perry and Sen. McConnell

June 11, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Energy seeking communications between Secretary Rick Perry and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

USFS Records of Communications Regarding Trump’s Tweets About Wildfires

June 6, 2019
The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service records in response to our FOIA seeking communications regarding President Trump's tweets about California wildfires.