For Immediate Release, January 14, 2021
Contact:
Adam Beitman, Sierra Club, (202) 675-2385, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org
Marie Logan, Earthjustice, (415) 217-2000, mlogan@earthjustice.org
Chris Sellers, Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, (631) 806-1526, chrissellersedgi@gmail.com
Adam Carlesco, Food & Water Watch, (202) 683-4925, acarlesco@fwwatch.org
New Congress Called on to Fix Public Records Delays, Political Manipulation
WASHINGTON More than a dozen conservation and transparency groups called on the new Congress today to fix systemic issues and close loopholes that allow federal agencies to delay releases of public records under the Freedom of Information Act.
“It’s time for Congress to step in and fix what our executive branch agencies have broken,” said Meg Townsend, a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “Political appointees have been strategically delaying releases of public records that let the American
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