Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

ELR Citation: 51 ELR 20114
No(s). 18-cv-2219 (BAH) (D.D.C. Jun 18, 2021) (Howell, J.)

A district court granted summary judgment for EPA in a FOIA lawsuit brought by a nonprofit group. The group requested a 2018 draft version of the Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) formaldehyde assessment. EPA withheld the assessment under the deliberative process privilege, and the ...