Connect with Us:
The Power of Information
Facebook Page Twitter @enviroblog Youtube Channel Our RSS Feeds
6 Years in a Row
Top rated, 2003-2008
At EWG, our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know.
Anniston, Alabama: In-Depth: EWG's FOIA Requests
Environmental Working Group has submitted the following Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain information related to high level meetings with Monsanto lobbyists and the Bush Administration:
FOIA to EPA
Seeks information about meetings with Administrator Whitman's staff and Monsanto lobbyists; also seeks records documenting the decision of Linda Fisher, Deputy Administrator and former Monsanto lobbyist, to recuse herself from considering the Anniston deal.
FOIA to CEQ
Seeks information about meetings with CEQ Chair James Connaughten, former GE lobbyist during the Hudson River PCB cleanup debate, and Monsanto officials.
FOIA to OMB
Seeks information about meetings with OMB officials and Monsanto officials.
FOIA to DOJ
Seeks information about meetings with Attorney General Ashcroft, who received $50,000 in campaign contributions from Monsanto, and Monsanto officials; also seeks information regarding meetings with Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, former in-house counsel for Monsanto, and Monsanto officials.
New Documents Related to the ANNISTON/PCB Story
EPA document: Anniston Site Inspection Report (5 March, 1980)
EWG discovered documents that show that the EPA has known for at least 22 years that an estimated 10 million pounds of PCBs are buried in a landfill on the Monsanto site in Anniston. Yet, 22 years later, and three weeks after a jury verdict in a state court, the Bush EPA cut a deal with Monsanto that may severely undermine the power of the state court to order a comprehensive clean up.
For more information about Anniston, visit the Chemical Industry Archives.
