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Use lawsuits strategically to force transparency – e.g.
Use targeted lawsuits to pry loose withheld information and to deter process shortcuts in BLM planning. FOIA pressure can force disclosure of key materials, while NEPA-based challenges can push agencies to meet meaningful public participation requirements. This is a backstop strategy: it’s often reactive, but it can create consequences that improve future transparency.
Why this works
Legal wins can pry loose information (FOIA suits often succeed in releasing documents) and deter agencies from cutting corners in public process to avoid litigation.
The Wilderness Society
Tax-deductibleProtecting wilderness and inspiring Americans to care for wild places
The Wilderness Society (TWS), founded in 1935, works to protect America’s shared wildlands. It has been at the forefront of every major U.S. wilderness victory, from passing the 1964 Wilderness Act to safeguarding millions of acres of public lands.
Mechanism
How The Wilderness Society uses funding
- Identify the highest-impact information gaps and process failures in a planning cycle.
- Build a record through requests, documentation, and expert support where needed.
- File targeted FOIA actions or NEPA challenges with clear requested remedies.
- Seek interim relief when needed to prevent irreversible decisions while disclosure is pending.
- Track enforcement and compliance so disclosure produces usable public access.
Partner notes
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