Topic: Environment & Energy

EPA Administrator Pruitt Office Renovation Expenses

December 17, 2018
Emails, invoices, and expense records from the EPA regarding upgrades or other renovations of the offices of former Administrator Scott Pruitt and two EPA assistant administrators.

Audit the Wall: No Plans, Funding or Timeline — And No Wall

December 12, 2018
American Oversight's investigation into the administration’s preparations for fulfilling Trump's promise to build a border wall reveal it to be nothing more than a rhetorical tool.

CDC Records Related to Certifying Hurricane Maria’s Fatalities

December 7, 2018
Centers for Disease Control records related to the death toll from Hurricane Maria, including documents related to a New Yorker interview and daily fact sheets sent by FEMA on October 28 and October 30, 2017.

DOI Records Regarding Scott Angelle and Preston Beard During 2017 and 2018

November 29, 2018
Records from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement regarding Scott Angelle and Preston Beard. American Oversight sought these records to determine if Angelle and Beard have been in contact with former employers, donors, and other contacts in the energy industry.

EPA Phone Logs and Calendars for Region 4 Administrator Trey Glenn and Chief of Staff Blake Ashbee

November 28, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency phone logs and calendar entries and attachments for Region 4 Administrator Trey Glenn and Chief of Staff Blake Ashbee. The Glenn entries span from late August, 2017 through December 31, 2017, although two weeks from September are not produced. The Ashbee entries are from 2018.

FEMA Records Regarding Hill Communications Related to Hurricane Florence

November 20, 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency records in response to our FOIA request seeking communications with the Hill related to Hurricane Florence and pig farms. Records include correspondence regarding the Lumbee tribe and concerns that the FEMA administrator assigned to them had no experience with tribal relations.

FEMA Daily Status Reports Regarding Hurricane Maria Recover from November and December 2017

November 15, 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency Daily Status Reports regarding Hurricane Maria Recovery. These records range from November and December 2017.

No Records Response from Centers for Disease Control Regarding Communications About President Trump’s Tweets Related to Hurricane Maria’s Death Toll

November 13, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) had no responsive records regarding communications related to President Trump's tweets on the death toll from Hurricane Maria. We are still waiting for responses from several CDC components.

FOIA to DOD Regarding Hurricane Response Efforts

November 1, 2018
FOIA to DOD seeking all email communications between the Commander of the Northern Command and individuals in the White House Office concerning any of the following topics related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and/or Nate: Provision of mobile hospitals and other medical assets, logistics challenges related to the USNS Comfort, including but not limited to docking delay and issues with helicopter landings,and Hurricane threat assessments, mitigation measures, emergency preparedness, or other contingency plans.

BOEM Records Regarding Offshore Drilling Seeking Communications with Florida and Energy Groups

October 30, 2018
Emails and other communications from BOEM regarding Secretary Zinke's announcement to exempt Florida from his offshore drilling plan.