EPA Must Release Documents on Chemical Risk Reports, Suit Says

The EPA has failed to timely respond to a request seeking documents on how it treats chemical risk reports, an environmental group told a Washington, D.C., federal court in a new complaint.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says it filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the documents Nov. 19, 2021. The agency was required to make a final decision on the request by Dec. 9, but failed to do so, according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Commercial chemicals that may harm human health or the environment must be reported ...