"WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday chastised the Environmental Protection Agency for its 'mishandling' of Freedom of Information Act requests.

In a bluntly worded opinion, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth declared that the EPA 'either intentionally sought to evade' FOIA requests filed by the conservative Landmark Legal Foundation, or 'demonstrated apathy and carelessness' toward the requests.

'Either scenario reflects poorly on the EPA and surely serves to diminish the public’s trust in the agency,' Lamberth wrote."

Michael Doyle reports for the McClatchy Washington Bureau March 2, 2015.  [2]

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"Judge Blasts EPA for ‘Suspicious’ Handling of Conservative Group’S FOIA" (Washington Post) [3]