LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Environment/Superfund ENV
Oppose S. 1273 and H.R. 4011, the Fuel Economy Harmonization Act, which would undermine the clean car standards. Oppose EPAs roll back of the clean car standards. Oppose EPAs repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Comment on the implementation of the Frank Lautenberg for the 21st Century Act (EPA). Oppose changes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) current regulatory processes. Support H.R. 502, which would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Support S. 896, which would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Support S. 569, which would permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Support H.R. 6759, which would permanently authorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Oppose CEQ rulemaking and revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Oppose EPA proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science. Oppose S. 3019/H.R. 6022, the Accurate Labels Act, which is inaccurately named legislation and would repeal most labeling and information disclosure laws adopted by state or local governments. Oppose S. 785s inclusion in the public lands package of legislation. S. 785 would privatize as much as half a million acres of public lands. Support the bipartisan public lands protection package negotiated at the end of the 115th Congress.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| ARIAN CARLO RUBIO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Government Issues GOV
Oppose all ideological anti-environmental policy riders and support a clean Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations package. Oppose Barry Myerss nomination to be Administrator of NOAA. Oppose H.R. 3599, the Protect Interstate Commerce Act, which would negate most state and local laws surrounding production of agriculture products. Oppose David Porters nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Oppose the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which does not include strong environmental and worker protections. Oppose Heidi Kings nomination for Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Oppose Peter Wrights nomination for EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management. Oppose HR 6147, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, which includes damaging cuts to environmental and public health programs, as well as a host of anti-environmental riders. Oppose Brett Kavanaughs nomination to the US Supreme Court. Oppose Ryan Nelsons nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Oppose Eric Murphys nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Oppose Chad Readlers nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Oppose Jeffrey Bossert Clarks nomination to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. Oppose Bernard McNamees nomination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Oppose Thomas Farrs nomination to the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Oppose Patrick Wyricks nomination to the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| BENJAMIN J DRISCOLL New | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| ARIAN CARLO RUBIO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior. Oppose attempts to fast-track oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oppose the reconsideration and stay of EPAs Methane New Source Performance Standards for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector, which would reduce dangerous methane pollution. Support S. 987, the 100 by 50 Act, which would put the US economy on a path to achieving 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Support H.R. 2746, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, which would set a national renewable portfolio standard. Oppose H.R. 4239, the SECURE American Energy Act, which transfers management authority for permitting of federal oil and gas resources to states, encourages offshore oil drilling, and weakens protections for marine mammals. Oppose H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, which would roll back public health and environmental protections with respect to the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site. Oppose HR 4606, Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act, which would make it easier for oil and gas companies to take private land by eminent domain and increase air and water pollution. Oppose legislative efforts to include funding for restarting the licensing process for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| ARIAN CARLO RUBIO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Support the Endangered Species Act, which is facing unprecedented threats. Oppose the Interior Departments recommendations regarding rescinding or shrinking national monument protections. Oppose the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act (S. 131/H.R. 513) and reject any legislative attempt that would privatize the Tongass National Forest. Support S. 2354, the ANTIQUITIES ACT of 2018, which codifies existing, presidentially-designated national monuments. Oppose H.R. 3115, the Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017, which would transfer National Forest lands to a mining company. Oppose H.R. 3133, which would weaken the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Support the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), which encourages bird conservation. Oppose S. 1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act, which would undermine the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Oppose attempts to exempt the Tongass National Forest in Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Oppose H.R. 4419, which would undermine environmental protections in the National Environmental Policy Act, Oppose mineral development authorizations in Minnesotas Superior National Forest during an ongoing study of a proposed mineral withdrawal within the Rainy River watershed. Oppose HRs 3608, 6344, 6345, 6346, 6354, 6355, 6356, 6360, and 6364, which as a package would dramatically weaken the Endangered Species Act. Oppose S 2809, the Emery County Public Land Management Act, which would reduce protections for the lands in question in the bill. Request extension of comment period for Endangered Species Act rules proposed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce. Oppose H.R. 6784, the Manage our Wolves Act, which would undermine the ESA Oppose proposed rulemaking, which would revise the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. Oppose any new or amended proclamation by President Trump that weakens or removes protections of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument from extractive activities. Oppose PolyMet Land Exchange Rider and or legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| ARIAN CARLO RUBIO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Oppose H.R. 1119, the SENSE Act, which would weaken the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Oppose undermining ozone clean air protections (EPA). Oppose the repeal and implementation delay of the EPAs Clean Water Rule, which protects the small streams and wetlands that feed the drinking water of 1 in 3 people in the U.S. Oppose the EPA proposal to rescind Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska. Oppose BLM proposal to rewrite the Methane Waste Rule. Oppose H.R. 1917, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act, which delays protections mercury, arsenic, and chromium pollution from brick manufacturing facilities. Oppose S. 1129, the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, due to the Vessel Incidental discharge Act provisions included in the bill, which exempts the shipping industry from the Clean Water Act. Oppose H.R. 2, the House Farm Bill, which includes provisions to eliminate Clean Water Act safeguards and to extend categorical exclusions for forest management activities from analysis under NEPA. Support stronger regulation of PFAS by the administration. Oppose S. 3303 the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018, which would undercut clean water safeguards.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| ARIAN CARLO RUBIO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
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