Topic: Environment & Energy

Council on Environmental Quality Communications With Congressional Staff About Infrastructure Proposals

May 28, 2018
Emails between Alex Herrgott, associate director of infrastructure for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and congressional staff regarding the president's infrastructure plan.

FOIA to EPA Regarding the Decision to Ban Reporters from Summit

May 23, 2018
FOIA to EPA submitted following reports that the agency barred several reporters from a national summit on harmful water contaminants, including by forcibly removing at least one reporter from the building. This FOIA is seeking communications with news outlets and discussions of press access.

FOIA to FEMA Regarding Bids for Contract Following Hurricanes Maria and Irma

April 19, 2018
FOIA seeking records of all contracts related to the response to Hurricanes Maria and Irma in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that have been cancelled, are in default, or have previously been in default and any communications regarding these contracts.

FOIA to FEMA Regarding a Particular Contract Following Hurricanes Maria and Irma

April 19, 2018
FOIA seeking al bids submitted for contract solicitation number HSFE70-17-R-MARIAMEALS.

Lawsuit Seeks Scott Pruitt and Nino Perrotta Travel and Security Spending Records

April 17, 2018
New lawsuit asks the court to order EPA to release records including waivers authorizing Pruitt and Perrotta to spend taxpayer funds on first class plane tickets, along with any communications between Perrotta and his business partner, Edwin Steinmetz, a private security consultant to whom Perrotta steered a $3,000 federal contract to "sweep" Pruitt's office for listening devices.

New: EPA Documents Show Details of Pruitt Office Renovations

April 6, 2018
New expense documents uncovered by American Oversight show details of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's office renovations - including detailed invoices for his biometric locks and secret phone booth.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt 2017 Phone Logs – Redacted

April 1, 2018
Records from EPA containing Scott Pruitt's phone logs for the first part of 2017, which have been heavily redacted.

Questionable $300 Million Puerto Rico Contract for Zinke-Linked Company

March 20, 2018
In 2017, American Oversight began investigating the decision to award a $300 million contract for the restoration power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to a small company with potential ties to former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Sunshine Week Blog: FOIAs Will Continue Until Accountability Improves

March 16, 2018
There has been a sharp increase in the number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and lawsuits filed against Trump administration cabinet agencies over the past 14 months - but the rising backlog is actually a sign of a much more serious problem: the breakdown of our system of checks and balances.