Bipartisan senators introduce bill to challenge new EPA policy and Supreme Court ruling on FOIA

By Miranda Green, The Hill, July 23, 2019

Senators from both sides of the aisle are backing a bill to strengthen the public’s ability to obtain government records, seeking to counteract recent changes that make it easier for the Trump administration to withhold information.

The new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) bill introduced Tuesday directly challenges both an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy implemented earlier this year and a June Supreme Court ruling.

FOIA News: Senators seek to reverse SCOTUS decision & EPA policy

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