Judges Doubt Environmentalists' Claims In FOIA Suit Over Utility ELG Data

摘要

Appellate judges at April 10 oral argument appeared doubtful of environmentalists' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit aiming to force release of data collected for EPA's power plant effluent rule that the agency is withholding as "confidential," saying a win for environmentalists could eliminate FOIA protections for other types of data.