A lawsuit against conservative specialists on Wednesday Trump administration During her attempts to enhance the oil industry by retracting green policies.
It was presented by the non -profit environment center for biological diversity, Litigation It focuses on Trump’s “US Energy Launch” day Executive order. In an attempt to increase the prosperity of US energy production, the declaration of federal agencies directed to identify all policies and regulations that are “unjustified” fuel producers a burden and create “action plans” to weaken or remove them.
The lawsuit is looking for information on developing these four federal procedures: the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Trade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the forest service of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Since the issuance of the executive order, the administration has announced plans to eliminate dozens of other green policies. Last week, for example, it appeared that the Environmental Protection Agency is planning Eliminate long -term requirements PROPUBLICA reported that polluting companies to collect and report greenhouse gas emissions.
The legal challenge follows a request to obtain information submitted by the Da`wa Group under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIA), which officials have not yet provided any records.
“Given the large effects on the air and water, wildlife and nature, climate, public lands, and the environment in general through the development of energy resources,” the lawsuit says, “The center is interested in depth, and is affected, how the procedures that implement the executive system, undermine, or deny the center’s long efforts to protect the environment.”
FOIA aims to force officials to provide access to information about federal agencies within 20 working days for the request. Although accumulated works have been common for a long time, the Da`wah group says it is concerned that the Trump administration deliberately slows the process to prevent the public from reaching information.
The lawsuit comes at a time when federal agencies have reduced protection for public lands, air pollution permits approved for fossil fuel processing facilities without environmental reviews, a large group of green policies and spending plans during the launch of thousands of civil service employees.
It also follows record donations for Trump’s presidential campaign from oil, gas and coal companies, which sparked corruption concerns. in June meeting At Mar-Lago Club, Trump asked badly from fossil fuel heads to obtain a billion dollars in the campaign’s contributions, with dozens of environmental policies pledged in the Biden era.
“It seems clear that pollutants and other special interests in the driver’s seat and ghosts may gain all Trump’s fuel directions,” said Brett Hartl, director of government affairs at the Biological Diversity Center. “Why will other Trump officials be very excited about the public’s illegal preservation in the dark?”
The Environmental Protection Agency refused to comment on the suspended litigation. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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The new lawsuit comes as part of a wave of litigation that seeks transparency from the Trump administration. Green groups rejected earlier this week Federal officials To remove government web pages containing federal environmental climate and justice; Last month, another suit The US Department of Agriculture has been wiped out of climate data.
The Trump administration and the so -called “Ministry of Governmental efficiency”, which was returned by billionaire Elon Musk, pledged to be “The maximum transparentEnvironmentalists say that federal officials are undermining this promise. Devour Public record teams.
“The Trump administration and Douj continue to dismantle environmental guarantees throughout the country without transparency,” Hartl said.
The Freedom of Information Law was an important tool for environmental advocates during the first period of Trump. A request by Sierra Club led to the former Environmental Protection Agency official Scott Boutwit’s resignationThe records obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity led to an investigation by the then -Secretary -General of the Interior Minister, David Bernhardt.
