Energy and Environment

Watchdog group sues EPA for text messages from top officials

By Michal Conger

Published April 11, 2014 4:00am ET

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Watchdog group sues EPA for text messages from top officials — The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed the FOIA request in December for messages sent to and from current EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy from 11 officials on government-assigned devices. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Pogonici

A nonprofit watchdog group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency seeking text messages from top officials after the agency denied a Freedom of Information Act request for the records.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed the FOIA request in December for messages sent to and from current EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy from 11 officials on government-assigned devices.

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