Throughout the animal kingdom, increasing pressures from industry are putting endangered or threatened species like the red knot at risk.

Earthjustice respectfully appeals the decision of the Department of Energy / Golden Field Office (GFO) to withhold records in response to Earthjustice’s Freedom of Information Act request number GFO-2023-00170-F. Earthjustice’s FOIA request seeks “all submitted concept papers, related documents, written communications, and other information received in response to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Additional Clean Hydrogen Programs (Section 40314): Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Funding Opportunity Announcement, #DE-FOA-0002779, issued by the Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Program on September 22, 2022, with concept papers due on November 7, 2022.”

Model upon which horseshoe crab proposal is based remains unavailable to the public

Earthjustice, on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to compel several federal agencies to respond to unanswered Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding the Florida Homestead migrant detention center for unaccompanied children.

Advocates sue federal agencies to learn more about Florida site with known contaminants, including arsenic, lead, and mercury

Defensores demandan a agencias federales para obtener más información sobre centro de detención con contaminantes como arsénico, plomo y mercurio.

Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Hispanic Federation, GreenLatinos, and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

Grupos de salud, inmigración y trabajo demandan a agencias por no responder a las solicitudes de la FOIA

Health, immigration, & labor groups sue agency for failing to respond to FOIA requests

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition's FOIA complaint regarding the Department of Energy's financial support of the proposed PTTG petrochemical complex.

Move will enhance scrutiny of Department of Interior officials with extensive ties to coal and oil industry

Esta acción mejorará el escrutinio sobre funcionarios del Departamento del Interior y sus estrechos lazos con la industria petrolífera y gasífera

Hasta 7.500 menores no acompañados hubiesen sido retenidos en Fort Bliss, de acuerdo con los planes descubiertos por defensores ambientales y comunitarios

Up to 7,500 unaccompanied minors would have been held at toxic site according to plans unearthed by environmental and community advocates

An expert report reviewing documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests to the U.S. Army, including emails from the U.S. Army and Department of Homeland Security. The report notes notes that there were several problems with the project at Fort Bliss, including that the Army did not adequately investigate to determine what types of waste had been disposed of at the site, and more.

Friends of the Earth, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Maryland against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for violations of the agency’s obligations under the Freedom of Information Act.

Lawsuit challenges the agency’s unlawful year-long failure to respond requests

Internal emails reveal efforts, led by Interior’s top lawyer Daniel Jorjani, stifling the flow of information to the public under the Freedom of Information Act