ACLU guide to using
the FOIA
A step-by-step guide
including advice on exemptions
and appeals.
The Federal Information Manual: How the Government Collects, Manages, and Discloses Information under FOIA and Other Statutes
The American Bar Association offers for sale P. Stephen Gidiere III's book of reference material, including glossaries of abbreviations and federal information statutes; a table of cases; appendices; checklists; a listing of useful public websites; and a comprehensive index.
This may be a valuable resource for environmental researchers. The Environmental Protection Agency has many different statutory authorities to request information from outside parties, some that either complement or overlap each other. This book explains the details of the authority included in all major environmental statutes, including CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, TSCA, and FIFRA. Published January 2006.
Fill-in-the-Blanks State Open Records
Law Letter Generator
From the Student Press Law Center.
Freedom Forum First
Amendment Center
With authoritative articles from
a March 15, 2002, National
Freedom of Information Day
conference on
access at a time of crisis and FOI
developments in the
White House,
Congress,
courts, in
U.S. government
secrecy and
international.
Freedom of Information
Act (FOI-L) listserv and
archive
State and local access
issues.
Investigative
Reporters and
Editors
And the IRE FOIA Center homepage.
National Freedom of
Information
Coalition
Supports efforts of
state-level First Amendment and
open government groups.
Reporters
Committee for Freedom of the
Press
The RCFP keeps track
of journalism access issues
around the world, releasing major
reports as well as daily news
briefs. It offers a Fill-in-the-Blanks FOIA Letter
Generator, free 24-hour hotline
for journalists with legal
questions on almost any subject
(1-800-336-4243), guides
on
How to Use the FOIA and Access to
Electronic Records, and
biweekly updates by
email on news media legal
developments. See also RCFP's
"Homefront Confidential: How the
War on Terrorism Affects Access
to Information and the
Public's Right to Know"
(third edition, March
2003.)
Right-to-Know
Network
Searchable
environmental databases including the Toxic
Release Inventory, Biennial Reporting System,
CERCLIS, and civil cases filed by the
Department of Justice on behalf of the
EPA.
SPJ/SDX FOIA
resources
The Society of
Professional Journalists offers
"Project Sunshine" in every
state; "Open Doors," a
comprehensive report on accessing
government records; and the
latest news.