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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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Daniel Jindra |
Date | 1/20/2022 4:53:21 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
Urge congress to support forest conservation in the Reconciliation Bill (and the forest legacy program).
Urge the CEQ to fully restore the 1978 CEQ NEPA regulations to facilitate robust participation in the NEPA process by vulnerable communities
Urge President Biden and the Senate Appropriations committee to exclude the Sage-Grouse Rider from FY22 Final Bill
Urge President Biden to cancel offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico
Urge DHS and DOI to immediately stop ongoing construction of the 13.4 miles of levee border walls in the Rio Grande Valley, restore excavated levees without building more walls, and cancel associated contracts
Urged BLM to extend the comment period for oil and gas leasing proposals
Urge Congress to support the designation of Chumash Heritage Sanctuary
Urge the Biden administration to implement an ambitious US ocean climate action plan
Urge congress to include a clean electricity performance program (CEPP) in the Build Back Better Act
Urged the Biden Administration to move ahead with meaningful conservation and co-management in the Pribilof Islands marine ecosystem during the public comment period for the 5-year review of the St. George Unangan Heritage National Marine Sanctuary nomination.
Urged U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide Polar Bears the full protections of the Endangered Species Act. The best-available scientific information demonstrates that the polar bear is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range due to climate change, and that other threats are increasing the species extinction risk
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
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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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Arturo |
Terrazas |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Sara |
Fontes |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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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 Senate EPW Committee so support Dr. Christopher Frey to lead EPAs Office of Research and Development
Urge the FAA to allow the use of PFAS-free firefighting foams
Urge the Biden administration to honor its commitments to meaningful consultation with Tribal Nations, and support both Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Gray Wolf Protection
Urge Biden-Harris administration to support and help advance the priorities of tribal governments of St. Paul and St. George in the Pribilof Islands
Urge Congress to support the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 3075)
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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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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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 Congress to support S.1907, the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021
Urged the U.S. Department of Energy to oppose creating a uranium reserve, which would be a wasteful attempt to artificially prop up a polluting, environmentally catastrophic industry at the expense of environmental justice communities, scarce western groundwater, and public land treasures.
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 |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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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
Advise USGS to remove certain commodities like helium, potash, strontium, and rhenium from the Critical Minerals List (CML)
Advise USGS to account for growing trends in circular economy, material recycling, and reuse in critical minerals list methodology
Support expansion of NOAAs America the Beautiful initiative to result in science-based protections for the natural world that are inclusive of diverse communities, ambitious in scope, and durable in outcomes
Urged the Senate to include nine important public lands provisions in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022.These provisions would protect special places in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and California totalling almost 1.3 million acres of wilderness.
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
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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 |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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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 House and Senate to pass the Build Back Better Act
Urge Secretary Haaland (DOI) to support new hardrock mining rules
Support H.R. 4848 Rescinding DHS Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act
Support Senator Lujans Border Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act
Supported Martha Williams for Director of USFWS
Urge Congress to condemn Rep Gosars violent video/tweet
Support Jainey Bavishi as next Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at the Department of Commerce
Urge Senator Peters to hold a historic markup hearing on S.51 and pass the legislation out of committee
Oppose any remaining border wall funding and associated construction projects
Urge HHS to repeal the SUNSET rule in its entirety and do not support modifications in lieu of full removal.
Support Jennifer Sung for US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Support S.2747, the Freedom to Vote Act
Suport Myrna Perez for US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Support S.4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Support H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act
Support Dale Ho for US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Support S.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Asked Congress to include direct pay provisions for residential solar power systems under section 25D of the tax code, which they eventually included in the most recent iteration of the Build Back Better Act.
Urged Senators to reduce the increased proposed tax incentives for carbon capture at power plants and manufacturing under 45Q of the tax code.
Urged Senators to support direct pay and refundability in the proposed clean energy tax incentive with the Build Back Better Act
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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Tiernan |
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Sara |
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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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Arturo |
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Sara |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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Douglas |
Lindner |
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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
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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?
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