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EPA Provides Misleading Assurance of Information Preservation

February 9, 2017 / Leave a comment

An email sent by the press office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) incorrectly claims that “federal record keeping requirements” ensure that information withdrawn from the EPA website will remain “available to the public.” Doug Ericksen, the head of communications for the Trump transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency, responded to reports of potential […]

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Senators appeal to Obama to save the Senate Torture Report

December 10, 2016 / Leave a comment

UPDATE: Senate torture report to be kept from public for 12 years after Obama decision by Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian (12 December 2016). President Obama has agreed to preserve the report, but his decision ensures that the document remains out of public view for at least 12 years and probably longer. Obama’s decision prevents Republican […]

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