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EPA Administrator Steven Johnson steadfastly refused to disclose to the House Oversight Committee this week almost any documents or information about his contacts with the White House. His repeated refusal to do so may set up a legislative-executive confrontation involving subpoenas, claims of executive privilege, and contempt of Congress findings.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/foia/overview
[2] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/overview
[3] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/nonSEJ-awards
[4] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/non-sej-environmental-journalism-fellowships-and-workshops
[5] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/overview
[6] https://www.sej.org/sej-watchdog-alert
[7] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/overview
[8] https://www.sej.org/publications/sejournal/overview
[9] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/epa-head-johnson-wont-disclose-white-house-contacts
[10] https://www.sej.org/get-involved/david-stolberg-award
[11] https://www.sej.org/get-involved/volunteer
[12] https://www.sej.org/get-involved/contact-sej
[13] https://www.sej.org/library/useful-links/ironcurtain-greencorridor
[14] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[15] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5001
[16] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4996
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4997
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4998
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4999
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5000
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5003
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5004