The Virginia Freedom of Information Council, a state agency, has announced it will be conducting online training sessions about the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and how to use it. A session on “Access to Public Records will be held
Complaint filed to obtain records Forest Service is withholding
A complaint was filed August 3 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to obtain information from the U.S. Forest Service that it has withheld for over a year about the proposed Gauley Healthy Forest Restoration Project
SCOTUS Rules Against Sierra Club in Environmental FOIA Case (2)
Card – Bloomberg Law – 3/4/21
The hidden power behind the Chickahominy gas power plant proposal
Card – Virginia Mercury – 10/9/19
Bill to Protect Pipelines From Public Records Requests Moves Forward in North Dakota
Card – Citizen Truth – 3/20/19
Thanks to FOIA by Wild Virginia, We Now Know That Pipeline Interests Have Deluged Virginia DEQ with Thousands of “Astroturfed,” Pro-Pipeline Postcards, Emails, etc. Spewing B.S. Talking Points
Card – Blue Virginia – 7/22/18
New DPMC Report Unveils Virginia DEQ Shortcomings
The report released this week by the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition describes the responses from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to a series of records requests the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition filed in the last two months to
Want records from past governors? Get ready to wait
Card – The Roanoke Times – 3/31/18
Pipeline requests get attention on both sides
Card – The Recorder – 2/21/18