Legal Opinion
Hall and Associates v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 4, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-0830PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
This Freedom of Information Act case has its origins in Environmental Protection Agency policies related to New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary. Plaintiff Hall & Associates, a consulting group that believes EPA has been too stringent, filed eighteen FOIA requests seeking information related to the agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. EPA produced three responsive records totaling 25 pages but withheld parts of one two-page draft letter pursuant to FOIA Exemption 5; it also assessed Plaintiff…
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