Legal Opinion
Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 19, 2019No. Civil Action No. 17-1243 (RDM)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. ("NRDC") brings this action against the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et. seq. , and the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. § 500 et. seq. The NRDC's amended complaint asserts three causes of action: The first alleges that the EPA violated FOIA by failing to respond to the NRDC's FOIA request seeking (1) records about the EPA's website-retention policies and (2) records instructing EPA staff to remove specific material…
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