CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

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Case Number:

1:17-cv-01208

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Freedom of Information Act

Judge:

Beryl A. Howell

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  1. March 10, 2021

    DC Judge Criticizes Interior Dept. Search For Coal Records

    A D.C. federal judge says the U.S. Department of the Interior was inexplicably unable to find documents likely to exist in response to an advocacy group's request for records related to the Trump administration's move to end a coal leasing moratorium on federal lands.

  2. June 20, 2017

    Enviros Hit DOI With FOIA Suit Over Coal Communications

    The Center for Biological Diversity on Tuesday hit the federal government with a lawsuit in D.C. district court, accusing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of withholding public records related to the Trump administration's decision to end a moratorium on new coal mining leases on federal lands and alleging officials might have held secret meetings with the coal industry.