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Freedom of Information Act › Environmental Litigation

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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal... more +

The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version. less -

Industry Awaits as the TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule Looms

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/4/2022

EPA has proposed a special one-time reporting rule that will require businesses to go on record with the agency memorializing their contributions to PFAS in the marketplace. The final PFAS reporting rule is expected to be...more

The Risk Game: Environmental Litigation Isn’t All Chance

Williams Mullen on 6/11/2019

There is no magic formula to prevent an industrial source from becoming the target of a costly third-party administrative or legal environmental challenge. These legal actions from environmental non-governmental entities...more

Shutdown Prompts Requests to Extend Comment Deadline for Proposed Changes to FOIA Regulations

Nossaman LLP on 1/18/2019

On December 28, 2018, the Department of the Interior (DOI) published proposed changes to its rules governing how it processes requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and provided a 30-day timeframe in...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/3/2018

Anti-Secrecy Lawsuits Soaring Against Pruitt's EPA - "The suits have come from open government groups, environmentalists and even conservative organizations that have run into a wall trying to pry information out of...more

Amended Federal Rules on Discovery to Impact Environmental Litigation

Snell & Wilmer on 1/22/2016

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were recently amended. Amongst the changes, perhaps the most significant are the changes to discovery under Rule 26. Previously, parties were entitled to conduct discovery regarding...more

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