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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 740 15th Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71278-12
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6. House ID# 359980000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Daniel Jindra |
Date | 7/20/2021 3:21:18 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior.
Support the Interior Departments pause and review of the federal oil and gas program.
Support the restoration of protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monuments.
Support the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act.
Support robust funding for coastal restoration in any congressional recovery package.
Support the Protecting Americas Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
Urge the Biden administration to invest in clean vehicles to create good jobs, save lives, and help working families.
Support the enactment of a transformational economic recovery package that meets or exceeds the $2 trillion climate and environmental justice investment proposed by President Biden, that puts millions of people to work in high-quality jobs tackling the climate crisis, transitions to a 100% clean economy and builds a more fair and just society.
Support extending and expanding tax credits for clean energy sources.
Urge the Biden administration to invest $25 billion over 10 years to accelerate the electric transition of the nations school bus fleet.
Support ending fossil fuel subsidies through the tax code.
Support legislation that includes a federal Clean Electricity Standard (CES) requiring 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035.
Oppose the inclusion of the sage-grouse rider in the FY2022 appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Support H.R. 1187, the Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act of 2021, a package of bills which includes H.R. 1187, the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021, and H.R. 2570, the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021.
Support H.R. 3959, the American Renewable Energy Act
Support S. 1553, the PEAKER Act of 2021
Urge robust top-line funding for the environment in FY22.
Support the inclusion of critical language in the Clean Energy for America Act that covers the cost of interconnection as part of the expansion of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC).
Support the INVEST in America Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Terrazas |
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Sara |
Fontes |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urge the EPA to center public health protection and environmental justice in carrying out the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) amendments.
Support the Relief for Americas Small Farmers Act of 2021.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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Saachi |
Kuwayama |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urge Administrator Regan to state EPA expectations for state compliance with the Regional Haze Rule in the planning process
Support the substitute amendment to the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, H.R. 1915.
Support S. 2118 the Clean Energy for American Act
Urge Administrator Regan and the Biden administration to set stronger primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for dangerous particulate matter (PM) and ozone pollution.
Urge the EPA to immediately eliminate the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
Support EPAs rescission of the Clean Air Act Benefit-Cost Rule.
Support strengthening the S.914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tiernan |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Taurel |
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Madeleine |
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Matthew |
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Darien |
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Saachi |
Kuwayama |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 815 and S. 282, the Arctic Refuge Protection Act.
Urge Congress to protect salmon populations by bypassing dams on the Lower Snake River.
Urge the Biden administration to protect the Boundary Waters watershed from harmful mining.
Urge the Biden administration to restore the Roadless Rule to the Tongass National Forest.
Oppose funding for a strategic uranium reserve (SUR) and request that Congress provide no further budget allocations toward one.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urge the Biden administration to prioritize judges.
Support the creation of additional judgeships in federal district and circuit courts.
Support H.R. 1 and S. 1, the For the People Act, which returns power to everyday American families and amplifies the voices of communities that have historically been marginalized in our democracy.
Support the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning for director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Support the nomination of Todd Kim for Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Urge Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters to hold a hearing on S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.
Urge the Biden administration to include undocumented communities in all forms of COVID-19 relief, incuding vaccination.
Support the nomination of Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of DOI.
Support S. 1267, the Census Deadline Extensions Act.
Urge Congress to prioritize civil rights enforcement and fund it substantially in the FY22 appropriations cycle.
Support H.R. 3233, a bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Recommend the nomination of Sanjay Narayan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Support H.R.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act of 2021
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Darien |
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Saachi |
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Sara |
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Shadburn |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |