Chesapeake Bay Found. v. Department of Agric.

ELR Citation: ELR 20727
No(s). 96-5212 (D.C. Cir. Mar 14, 1997)

The court holds that an environmental group is not entitled to attorney fees and costs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in connection with the group's Freedom of Information Act request for data on Maryland state agencies' pesticide use. The court first holds that the district court ab...