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FOIA News: Nat'l Parks Service won't accept FOIA requests via email

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National Park Service Ripped for ‘Stupid and Bad’ Sudden Refusal of Certain FOIA Requests

By Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime, Jan. 13, 2020

The National Park Service is now refusing to service Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted via email—directing the public to use written forms sent by regular mail or faxed instead.

Critics noted the drastic shift in how the public is able access to public information via Twitter late Monday morning.

Washington, D.C.-based NBC reporter Scott MacFarlane broke the news by posting a screenshot of a FOIA denial he recently received from the Department of Interior:

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