EDGI Document Index

Browse 34,377 government documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, organized by the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative and the Sierra Club. View FOIA ID Numbers & Court Dockets →

Era 1 Era 2 All
Browse FOIA ID Numbers & Court Dockets
This searches one-sentence summaries. For full-text search, go to edgifoia.toxicdocs.org.
Production: digits or an SC_* ID. FOIA: hyphens are optional.
Build your own custom index
Describe a topic in plain language and we'll search Era 2 with semantic search, then generate a static page with the top matching documents.
34,377 documents across 90 collections
Agency Name 33,865 documents
DOE — Department of Energy
Documents from DOE HQ / national labs / energy.gov, plus DOE external communications.
DOI — Department of the Interior
Documents from DOI / BLM / USGS / NPS / FWS / ONRR / BSEE / BOEM / BIA / Reclamation.
DOT — Department of Transportation
Documents from DOT / FAA / NHTSA / FRA / FMCSA / PHMSA / MARAD / FTA.
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency
Documents identified as EPA via firm tagging, FOIA ID prefix, Bates ID range, filename, or email domain.
USDA — Forest Service
Forest Service FOIA responses, identified by file number, filename, or email domain.
Topics 132,879 documents
Cross-cutting subjects in the selected era. Documents may appear in more than one topic.
Air Quality Regulations and Compliance Updates
This group includes communications and documents related to air quality regulations, compliance assistance programs, and updates on specific air quality designations and initiatives.
Air Toxics and the Clean Air Act
Clean Air Act Section 112, hazardous air pollutants, air toxics standards, MACT, and NESHAP records.
Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale Planning
This collection includes documents related to the BLM's preparations for oil and gas lease sales in Alaska, discussions on environmental concerns, and engagement with local communities and stakeholders.
Aviation Safety and Air Traffic
Airports, airlines, aviation safety, air traffic control, airspace, and FAA matters.
BLM Energy Policy Updates
This collection includes documents detailing the BLM's efforts to revise energy regulations and priorities in response to executive orders and administrative goals.
BLM Planning Process Improvements and Public Input
This collection includes comments and recommendations from various organizations to the BLM on enhancing land use planning, environmental review processes, and public engagement.
BLM's Efforts on Energy Independence Policies
This collection includes documents related to the BLM's initiatives and discussions on energy independence, regulatory changes, and climate policies influenced by recent executive orders.
BLM's Energy Policy and Environmental Guidance Changes
This collection contains documents related to the BLM's revisions and rescindments of policies on greenhouse gas emissions, energy development, and environmental reviews.
Changes to Renewable Fuel Standards Proposed
This group discusses requests and actions related to modifying the Renewable Fuel Standard regulations to support independent refiners and address exemptions for biofuel blending.
Clean Energy, Climate, and Efficiency
Renewable energy, climate policy, energy efficiency, emissions, and electrification.
Climate and Energy Regulatory Discussions
This group contains communications and reports related to climate change, energy regulations, and the EPA's interactions with industry stakeholders.
Congressional Communications on Environmental Issues
A collection of emails and newsletters discussing meetings, legislative priorities, and environmental policies involving various congressional and governmental officials.
Congressional, State, and Local Government
Correspondence involving Congress, governors, state officials, municipalities, and other public bodies.
Critical Minerals and Mining
Mineral supply chains, mining, rare earths, copper, uranium, lithium, and related development.
DOGE, Workforce Reductions, and Staffing
Records concerning DOGE, reductions in force, deferred resignations, probationary employees, and federal staffing changes.
Electric Grid, Utilities, and Power Markets
Grid reliability, electricity demand, transmission, utilities, power markets, and related infrastructure.
Email Attachments (Standalone)
Standalone email attachment files extracted from EPA FOIA productions, with no associated parent custodian mailbox.
Environmental Rollbacks and Deregulation
Policy discussions concerning regulatory rescissions, environmental rollbacks, deregulatory actions, and executive orders.
EPA and BLM Communications on Environmental Issues
This collection includes emails and reports detailing interactions between the EPA and BLM regarding environmental policy, resource management, and administrative priorities.
EPA Communications on Chemical Safety Issues
This group contains emails discussing health risks and regulatory actions related to hazardous chemicals, including methylene chloride and pesticide applicator training.
EPA Compliance and Enforcement Updates
This group includes communications regarding compliance efforts, regulatory updates, and stakeholder engagement related to environmental enforcement by the EPA.
EPA Leadership and Environmental Policy Concerns
This collection contains correspondence and documents reflecting various stakeholders' opinions and concerns regarding the EPA's leadership and environmental regulations during Scott Pruitt's tenure.
EPA Leadership Email Correspondence
This group contains emails discussing scheduling, meetings, and coordination among EPA leadership and external parties.
EPA Meetings and Environmental Updates
A collection of emails and documents related to scheduling meetings and discussing environmental initiatives among EPA officials and industry representatives.
EPA Meetings on Environmental Regulations
This collection includes emails discussing various meetings and communications related to environmental regulations and policies coordinated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA Rulemaking and Policy Development Updates
This group contains emails and memos discussing various EPA rulemaking efforts, meetings, and policy implications related to environmental regulations and industry impacts.
Federal Workforce and Agency Operations
Staffing, personnel, workforce policy, government efficiency, and internal agency operations.
Fish and Wildlife Service Energy Management Plans
This collection includes documents related to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's efforts to revise conservation plans and policies for energy independence and climate change management.
Forest Service Actions on Energy Independence
This collection details the U.S. Forest Service's discussions and procedures related to energy independence initiatives, including hydropower and renewable energy projects, in response to a 2017 Executive Order.
Forest Service Agency Reform Proposals
This collection contains documents related to the USDA Forest Service's efforts to restructure and improve organizational efficiency in response to federal reform initiatives.
Forest Service Energy Independence Initiatives
This collection details the Forest Service's efforts and plans related to energy independence, including hydropower development and responses to various executive orders.
Forest Service Reform Proposals and Plans
This collection includes communications and documents related to the Forest Service's efforts to develop and implement reform proposals aimed at improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
Forest Service Response to Energy Independence Order
This collection includes discussions and plans by the U.S. Forest Service regarding their response to various Executive Orders aimed at promoting energy independence and reviewing regulations related to energy resources.
Funding Freezes, Grant Cancellations, and Spending
Records concerning frozen, paused, rescinded, or terminated federal funding and grant programs.
Grants, Funding, and Financial Assistance
Grant awards, disbursements, funding reviews, assistance agreements, and terminations.
Hurricane Irma Recovery Efforts and Meetings
This group includes communications and schedules related to Florida's recovery efforts and official meetings following Hurricane Irma.
Hydrogen and Carbon Management
Hydrogen projects, carbon capture and storage, the 45V credit, and GREET modeling.
Industry and Trade Association Engagement
Meetings and correspondence with companies, trade groups, utilities, and business organizations.
Industry Meetings with EPA Officials
This group contains emails coordinating meetings between EPA officials and industry representatives to discuss regulatory and policy matters.
Interior Department Meeting and Correspondence Overview
This group contains emails and meeting invitations related to various discussions and legal matters within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Interior Department's Energy Development Reports
This collection includes documents related to the U.S. Department of the Interior's efforts to release reports and coordinate actions regarding oil and gas lease sales and regulations affecting domestic energy development.
Media and Public Affairs
Press inquiries, interviews, news releases, opinion pieces, and agency media coordination.
Meeting Schedules and Logistics Coordination
This group contains email exchanges discussing the scheduling and logistics for various meetings and events involving EPA officials and other stakeholders.
Meetings, Events, and Scheduling
Invitations, calendars, meeting arrangements, speaking requests, conferences, and event logistics.
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear power, reactors, uranium, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission matters.
Oil, Gas, and Coal
Policy and stakeholder communications concerning petroleum, natural gas, LNG, coal, drilling, and methane.
Permitting and Regulatory Policy
Permits, regulatory reform, rulemaking, waivers, executive orders, and compliance policy.
PFAS Emissions and Environmental Impact Overview
This group includes documents discussing PFAS emissions, their sources, and related environmental protection efforts, particularly in the context of legal cases and public health initiatives.
Press Communications and Environmental Concerns
This group includes emails discussing various press releases, environmental issues, and professional interactions related to the EPA and other agencies.
Project 2025 and Presidential Transition
Communications concerning Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation, presidential transition planning, and the Mandate for Leadership.
Public Lands, Wildlife, and Conservation
Public lands, parks, wildlife, endangered species, forests, grazing, habitat, and conservation.
Road, Rail, Transit, and Maritime Transportation
Highways, bridges, railroads, public transit, ports, maritime programs, and vehicle policy.
Transportation Funding and Infrastructure
Transportation grants, project funding, construction, and infrastructure investments.
Tribal and Indian Affairs
Tribal governments, Indian Affairs, gaming, Native communities, and reservation matters.
US Geological Survey's Arctic Resource Assessments
This collection includes communications and documents from the U.S. Geological Survey regarding assessments, meetings, and planning related to oil and gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding areas.
USDA Forest Service Agency Reform Initiatives
This collection includes communications and proposals from the USDA Forest Service regarding organizational reforms aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in response to government directives.
USGS Plans for Alaska Energy Assessments
This collection contains discussions and plans by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding budget, funding, and resource assessments for oil and natural gas in Alaska's North Slope, including the National Petroleum Reserve and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Water Regulation Discussions and Updates
This group contains communications and documents related to federal and state interactions regarding water regulations, particularly the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and related environmental policies.
Water, Waste, and Environmental Enforcement
Clean Water Act, drinking water, stormwater, wastewater, hazardous waste, RCRA, and inspections.
Officials & Staff 10,615 documents
Documents grouped by named government officials and staff. Use the Era 1 and Era 2 buttons to switch between periods.
Michael Abboud — Press Office
Documents from the email mailbox of Michael Abboud, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Layne Bangerter — Senior Advisor (Western Region)
Documents from the email mailbox of Layne Bangerter, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Nancy Beck — Principal Deputy Asst Administrator, OCSPP (chemicals)
Documents from the email mailbox of Nancy Beck, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Tate Bennett — Associate Administrator for Public Engagement
Documents from the email mailbox of Tate Bennett, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Brittany Bolen — Office of Policy
Documents from the email mailbox of Brittany Bolen, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Byron Brown — Deputy Chief of Staff
Documents from the email mailbox of Byron Brown, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Patrick Davis — Office of Public Affairs
Documents from the email mailbox of Patrick Davis, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Lee Forsgren — Deputy Asst Administrator, Office of Water
Documents from the email mailbox of Lee Forsgren, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Holly Greaves — Chief Financial Officer
Documents from the email mailbox of Greaves Holly, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Sarah Greenwalt — Senior Advisor (Office of Administrator)
Documents from the email mailbox of Sarah Greenwalt, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Michelle Hale — EPA staff
Documents from the email mailbox of Michelle Hale, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Albert Kelly — Senior Advisor (Superfund)
Documents from the email mailbox of Albert Kelly, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
William Lovell — Senior Counsel
Documents from the email mailbox of William Lovell, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Troy Lyons — Associate Administrator, OCIR
Documents from the email mailbox of Troy Lyons, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Madeline Morris — EPA staff
Documents from the email mailbox of Madeline Morris, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Charles Munoz — Office of Public Affairs
Documents from the email mailbox of Charles Munoz, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Christian Palich — Office of Congressional Affairs
Documents from the email mailbox of Christian Palich, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Aaron Ringel — Press Office
Documents from the email mailbox of Aaron Ringel, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
David Ross — Assistant Administrator, Office of Water
Documents from the email mailbox of David Ross, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Justin Schwab — Deputy General Counsel
Documents from the email mailbox of Justin Schwab, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Kaitlyn Shimmin — EPA staff
Documents from the email mailbox of Kaitlyn Shimmin, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Kenneth Wagner — Senior Advisor for Regional and State Affairs
Documents from the email mailbox of Kenneth Wagner, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Bill Wehrum — Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation
Documents from the email mailbox of Bill Wehrum, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Andrew Wheeler — EPA Administrator (2018–2021)
Documents from the email mailbox of Andrew Wheeler, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Richard Yamada — Deputy Asst Administrator, ORD
Documents from the email mailbox of Richard Yamada, an EPA official during the Trump 1.0 administration.
Complete Collection 34,377 documents
Complete access to records in the selected era, including documents not assigned to an agency or narrower topic.
All Documents
The complete indexed collection for the selected era.