Attorneys General Seek EPA Compliance With FOIA Over 'Sue and Settle' Tactics

摘要

The attorneys general of 12 states asked a federal district court July 16 to force the Environmental Protection Agency to provide information related to its "sue and settle" strategy with environmental groups (Pruitt v. EPA, W.D. Okla., No. 5:13-cv-0726, 7/16/13). EPA has failed to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request from the states seeking communications between EPA officials and specific environmental groups about the regional haze program under the Clean Air Act, the attorneys general, led by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, said in their complaint.