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16 05, 2013

ATI Declares That EPA’s “Programatic Audit” Into The Agency’s Practice of Granting Fee Waivers to Environmental Groups While Denying Them to Conservatives Is Not Enough

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00May 16th, 2013|EPA, Press Releases, Transparency|

For Immediate Release – May 16, 2013 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, American Tradition Institute craig.r@atinstitute.org ATI Declares That EPA's "Programatic Audit" Into The Agency's Practice of Granting Fee Waivers to Environmental Groups While Denying Them to Conservatives Is Not Enough Washington, D.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), rocked by documentary evidence -- its [...]

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16 05, 2013

EPA addresses bias complaints

2013-09-28T18:26:50-04:00May 16th, 2013|EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, Transparency|

by Erica Martinson Politico Amid allegations from House Republicans that it showed a bias for liberal groups, the EPA will audit its fee-waiver process for Freedom of Information Act requests, acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe said Thursday. “We’ve just seen the scandal that’s erupted over the IRS targeting conservative groups,” Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said to [...]

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16 05, 2013

EPA inspector general investigating claims agency used fees to block FOIA requests

2013-09-28T18:16:52-04:00May 16th, 2013|EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, Transparency|

by Michel Conger Washington Examiner Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Bob Perciasepe has asked the Inspector General for the EPA to investigate claims the agency hindered inquiries by conservative groups by charging fees routinely waived for watchdog and media groups. Perciasepe announced the request for an audit of the agency’s Freedom of Information Act request [...]

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14 05, 2013

NOW BOARDING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SCANDAL TRAIN: THE EPA

2013-09-28T18:21:30-04:00May 14th, 2013|EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, Transparency|

by Jay Hayward Human Events The Environmental Protection Agency would like you to know it can abuse its power to punish Barack Obama’s political enemies as well as the next agency, thank you very much. In this case, it’s more a question of first-class seating and concierge service for Obama’s political allies, while those nasty [...]

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26 04, 2013

Watchdog group seeks FOIA records on nonprofit EPA ‘bullied’ out of contract

2013-09-28T18:37:25-04:00April 26th, 2013|EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, Transparency|

by Michel Conger Washington Examiner Environmental Protection Agency officials bullied a contractor into cutting ties with an air policy coalition designed to help states with cumbersome EPA clean air rules, the American Tradition Institute said Thursday. ATI filed a Freedom of Information Act request for EPA emails, instant messages and text messages related to the [...]

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25 04, 2013

ATI FOIA Request Seeks Discussions Of Alleged Shakedown Of Private Contractor To Stop Working For Disfavored Group, Or Lose Government Business

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00April 25th, 2013|EPA, Press Releases, Transparency|

For Immediate Release – April 25, 2013 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, American Tradition Institute craig.r@atinstitute.org ATI Files FOIA Request with EPA; Request Seeks Discussions Of Alleged Shakedown Of Private Contractor To Stop Working For Disfavored Group, Or Lose Government Business Washington – Today, the American Tradition Institute (ATI) filed a Freedom of Information request with the [...]

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25 04, 2013

ATI & CEI Dismiss IM Lawsuit Against EPA; Agency’s Detailed Response Prompts New Inquiries for Records

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00April 25th, 2013|E&E Legal v. EPA, EPA, Petition Litigation, Press Releases, Transparency|

Washington – Yesterday, the American Tradition Institute (ATI) and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) withdrew their lawsuit without prejudice that they jointly filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeking to compel the Agency to respond to the groups' requests for certain Instant Messages (IMs) to or from three senior current and former EPA officials.  [...]

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9 04, 2013

ATI, CEI FOIA Suit for EPA’s Instant Messages Leads EPA Head to Acknowledge Poor Record Keeping, Begs Question of Extent of Legal Violations

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00April 9th, 2013|E&E Legal v. EPA, EPA, Press Releases, Transparency|

For Immediate Release – April 9, 2013 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, American Tradition Institute craig.r@atinstitute.org ATI, CEI FOIA Suit for EPA’s Instant Messages Leads EPA Head to Acknowledge Poor Record Keeping, Begs Question of Extent of Legal Violations WASHINGTON - Stung by widespread publicity resulting from recent American Tradition Institute (ATI) and Competitive Enterprise [...]

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9 04, 2013

EPA memo promises emphasis on transparency after FOIA lawsuit

2013-10-11T16:24:58-04:00April 9th, 2013|E&E Legal v. EPA, EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, Transparency|

by Michal Conger Washington Examiner Acting Administrator Robert Persiacepe circulated an agency-wide warning to Environmental Protection Agency employees yesterday about complying with the federal Freedom of Information Act. Persiacepe’s memo was issued as EPA faces a growing controversy in the news media and federal courts sparked by revelations earlier this year that his predecessor used [...]

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4 04, 2013

EPA fights watchdog groups, helps ‘friendlies,’ new lawsuit says

2013-09-28T19:38:11-04:00April 4th, 2013|EPA, Horner, Media Coverage, Transparency|

by Michal Conger Washington Examiner Allies of the Environmental Protection Agency get preferential treatment while watchdog agencies are stonewalled and charged unlawful fees for information, according to a lawsuit filed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute Thursday morning in U.S. District Court in Washington. Read more

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