U.S. trade agency continued secrecy denies public access to document related to protection of environment and public health
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. On behalf of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Earthjustice argued to defend a court order requiring the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to disclose a document shared with foreign governments during negotiations to establish a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
The FTAA would have extended NAFTA-type rules throughout the Western…
