*Government compliance with FOIA appears to be deteriorating in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, even for requests to learn about dangerous chemicals leaking as a result of Hurricane Katrina.* Excessive delays in releasing information are common -- with some FOIA requests taking more than a year to fulfill. Even when documents are turned over, agencies frequently black out huge amounts of information.

*A flawed tool-- Environmental reporters' experiences with the Freedom of Information Act http://www.sej.org/foia/fallout.htm#091205 *

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Informant: Teresa Binstock