FOIA

February 12, 2020 | Press Release

Earthjustice Praises House Committee for Granting New Investigative Powers to Chairman

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

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Hundreds of Documents Released Detailing Plans to Build Migrant Detention Facilities at Contaminated Fort Bliss Site

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

November 21, 2019 | Press Release

Cientos de Documentos Revelan Planes Para Construir Instalaciones de Detención de Migrantes en Sitio Contaminado de Texas

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

November 21, 2019 | Feature

Stopping Toxic Cages

An unprecedented collection of government documents regarding Fort Bliss sheds light on the process that the Trump administration follows to create migrant detention centers and its disregard to human rights and public health.

November 21, 2019 | Crónica

Frenando las Celdas Tóxicas

Una colección sin precedentes de documentos gubernamentales revela el proceso de la administración Trump para crear centros de detención de migrantes.

November 18, 2019 | Report

Expert Report: Fort Bliss Waste Sites and Potential Human Health Impacts at Proposed Migrant Detention Center

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.

September 17, 2019 | Press Release

Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice head to court over NOAA’s lack of FOIA transparency

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

September 17, 2019 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice head to court over NOAA’s lack of FOIA transparency

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.

July 1, 2019 | Press Release

Grupos Medioambientales Publican Miles de Emails del Departamento del Interior Documentando Cambios Ilegales A Medidas Básicas de Transparencia

Correos electrónicos internos revelaron esfuerzos liderados por el abogado principal del departamento, Daniel Jorjani, impidiendo el flujo de información al público bajo la Ley por la Libertad de la Información (FOIA)