Topic: Environment & Energy

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Between Ambassador Craft and Extractive Industries, Climate Denial Groups

June 6, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and outside organizations, including with coal, oil, and gas interests, and groups associated with climate change denial.

FERC Communications Regarding Climate Change Reports

June 3, 2019
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission documents in response to our FOIA seeking communications relating to U.S. Global Change Research Program reports confirming the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change.

BSEE Calendars for Scott Angelle from May 2017 to March 2019

May 23, 2019
Calendars from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for Director Scott Angelle. This calendar is from May 2017 to March 2019.

No Records Response From Interior Regarding the Twin Metals Mining Leases

May 23, 2019
No records response from Interior's Office of the Solicitor to our request for communications regarding the mining leases of Twin Metals in Minnesota. These leases are held by a subsidiary of a company owned by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s Washington, D.C. landlord.

No Records Response from EPA Regarding Communications Between Leadership and the White House Officials

May 22, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency stated that it had no records of communications between leadership and the White House’s Wells Griffith, Francis Brooke, and Brooke Rollins. American Oversight asked for these records, because these White House advisers have a track record of fossil fuel promotion and climate change denial, including appearances at conferences of anti-climate science organizations.

CEQ Communications with Ballard Partners

May 16, 2019
Council on Environmental Quality records in response to our FOIA seeking communications with Ballard Partners. Florida-based Ballard Partners has grown rapidly due to its connections with the Trump administration.

No Records Response from DOE Regarding Contacts with Boyden Gray

May 14, 2019
Department of Energy stated that it had no records of communications with anyone from the law firm Boyden Gray & Associates. American Oversight has sought to uncover the extent to which the firm has been lobbying the Trump Administration.

USDA Emails with Pesticide Industry and Trade Groups Regarding Pesticides

May 13, 2019
U.S. Department of Agriculture emails with American Farm Bureau Federation, CropLife America, Dow, and FMC concerning pesticides. We submitted this FOIA to get information about EPA’s decision to deny a petition to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, despite Obama Administration concluding that the pesticide may cause birth defects.

EPA Records Regarding Rollback of Climate Protections

May 10, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency records relating to EPA’s decision to roll back several key protections against the consequences of climate change, including a number of meetings with industry groups.

FOIA to USDA Seeking Communications Regarding Federal Climate Change Reports

May 9, 2019
FOIA to USDA seeking communications relating to U.S. Global Change Research Program reports confirming the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change.