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Smoke, Screened: The Clean Air Act’s Dirty Secret
Dangers in Our Air: Mapping Chicago’s Air Pollution Hotspots
Documenting COVID-19 project
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Five things I learned from a year of FOIAFridays
To celebrate Sunshine Week and one year of FOIAFridays, I want to share five things I’ve learned through a year of conversations.
The Foilies 2025
Here are this year’s “winners.” While they may not all pay up, at least we can make sure they get the negative publicity they’re owed.
Sorting a trove of police disciplinary files to find stories
When you recognize a pattern of where to find information on documents over and over again, DocumentCloud’s Regex Extractor Add-On can help you pull it out and turn it into data. After that, the fun begins.
We’re tracking down police disciplinary files in more than 20 states
MuckRock readers told us where to request documents about police misconduct. You can follow along.
We asked federal agencies about their efforts to use AI in FOIA
We requested contracts and audits of AI pilot programs to be used in FOIA departments of agencies like the CIA and the State Department.
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| Title | Status | Agency | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permits database | Rejected | Pennsylvania Game Commission | Pennsylvania |
| Permits database | Fix Required | Pennsylvania Fish And Boat Commission | Pennsylvania |
| Case, disciplinary or other records | Fix Required | Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office | Florida |
| Licensed officers and total employees | Completed | Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services | Virginia |
| Criminal Justice Agency Directory | Completed | Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services | Virginia |