Laura N Vandenberg correspondence

Stephan Neidenbach filed this request with the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) of Massachusetts.
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Help cover the request fees needed to free these docs! Professor Vandenberg recently produced a questionable paper questioning the safety of glyphosate. Another author on the study is Charles Benbrook who told the organic industry he could produce such a paper for $100,000 to assist in a court case in Australia. We are seeking correspondence between them and those who funded their paper.

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From: Stephan Neidenbach

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

All correspondence (letters, email) to or from Laura N Vandenberg to or from any of the following individuals:

Bruce Blumberg, Michael N Antoniou, Charles M Benbrook, Lynn Carroll, Theo Colborn, Lorne G Everett, Michael Hansen, Philip J Landrigan, Bruce P Lanphear, Robin Mesnage, Frederick S vom Saal, Wade V Welshons, John Peterson Myers

as well as any staff or employees of the following organizations:

Wallace Genetic Foundation, Marisla Foundation, World Federation of Scientists, Broad Reach Fund

The time period covered by this request is from January 1, 2016 to the present.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Stephan Neidenbach

From: Daniel Fitzgibbons

Dear Mr. Neidenbach

We received your request for “all correspondence (letters, email) to or from Laura N Vandenberg to or from any of the following individuals:

Bruce Blumberg, Michael N Antoniou, Charles M Benbrook, Lynn Carroll, Theo Colborn, Lorne G Everett, Michael Hansen, Philip J Landrigan, Bruce P Lanphear, Robin Mesnage, Frederick S vom Saal, Wade V Welshons, John Peterson Myers

as well as any staff or employees of the following organizations: Wallace Genetic Foundation, Marisla Foundation, World Federation of Scientists, Broad Reach Fund from January 1, 2016 to the present.”

Though the University can continue to receive record requests via email, we have created an online request form that can help to expedite your request. This form is available at https://www.umassp.edu/public-records/public-records-requests, and we would appreciate your use of this form for all future records requests.

The Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. Ch. 66, § 10, along with its associated regulations, permits the University to estimate and assess the estimated cost of searching for the requested records or segregating exempt information from non-exempt information.

Under Chapter 66 of the General Laws, you have the right to appeal our disposition of your request to the Supervisor of Public Records, Office of the Secretary of State, pre@sec.state.ma.us<mailto:pre@sec.state.ma.us> and the right to seek judicial review of an unfavorable decision by commencing a civil action in the superior court under subsection (c) of section 10

Sincerely,

Daniel J. Fitzgibbons

Associate Director, News and Media Relations

University of Massachusetts Amherst

From: Christine Wilda

Dear Mr. Neidenbach,
Attached contains a cost estimate to produce the records you requested.

Sincerely,
Christine M. Wilda
Associate Chancellor for Compliance
UMASS Amherst
341 Whitmore Building
Amherst, MA 01003
Ph: 413-545-2148
Fax: 413-545-2114
cwilda@umass.edu<mailto:cwilda@umass.edu>

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