Chesapeake Bay Found. v. Department of Agric.

ELR Citation: ELR 21072
No(s). 89-1943 (D.D.C. Mar 7, 1996)

The court holds that an environmental organization may recover attorney fees for prevailing in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit against the U.S Department of Agriculture for the release of documents relating to pesticide use in Maryland. The court first holds that FOIA Exemption 3, which e...