Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Page
FOIA Contact: Judy
Harvey
FOIA Coordinator
Policy, Legislation and Special Litigation Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
P.O. Box 4390, Ben Franklin Station
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20044-4390
(202) 305-0641 Electronic Reading Room: This includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements,
and staff manuals, created by the Environment and Natural Resources
Division on or after November 1, 1996. Component Description: The Environment and Natural Resources Division is responsible for
the civil and criminal enforcement of environmental laws, the defense
of the Government's administration of Federal environmental laws,
and litigation relating to the use and protection of Federally-owned
public lands and natural resources. Some statutes that are within
the division's subject matter expertise are the Clean Air Act, the
Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the
Safe Drinking Water Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the National
Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Land Policy Management Act,
the National Forest Management Act, and the Endangered Species Act.
The division also represents the United States in its trust capacity
for Indian tribes; acquires land by purchase or condemnation for
use by the Federal Government; and defends the Government against
Fifth Amendment Takings Claims. DOJ
FOIA Reference Guide: A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for
obtaining information from the Department. Special Information Required to make a FOIA request:
None Publicly available information for which a FOIA
request is not required: On ENRD Website: Selected Consent Decrees; land acquisition appraisal
guidance; press releases, model consent decrees. Otherwise available:
amicus briefs; ENRD Statistical Reports; Executive Order 12898; “DOJ Environmental Justice Strategy”
(Apr. 96); “DOJ Guidance Concerning Environmental Justice”
(Jan. 95). If interested in such information, please contact the
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