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FOIA’s worst environmental offenders
by
JPat Brown
This Earth Day, join us in a bit of envelope shaming as we look at the agencies that waste the most paper to release the least info.

Radio(active) silence: EPA can do little to regulate Grand Canyon uranium mining
by
Beryl Lipton
EPA materials released about a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon highlight the limited role the agency can have in blocking the project - despite its potential harm to local water supply and American’s most iconic natural landmark.

Help measure the government’s environmental impact for Earth Week
by
Beryl Lipton
Fellow Earth dwellers, this week offers an opportunity to reflect on the disease and destruction that we humans hath wrought on our poor planet. As we consider ways to cut down on waste and general abuse in our own lives, MuckRock would also like to encourage you to check in on what sorts of environmental havoc our own government has encouraged here and abroad.