MERCURY RULING MAY BOLSTER BROAD EFFORTS TO FORCE FOIA DISCLOSURES

A recent court ruling requiring EPA to turn over computer modeling for its mercury emissions rule could bolster industry and government watchdog efforts under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to seek information on federal agency decisionmaking and could prompt industry to intervene against EPA if the agency appeals the decision. Agency officials declined to speculate on possibilities for appealing the ruling, but a source with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the group would consider intervening in court in...