2nd Quarter - Report

ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC. for ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$62,131
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Transportation TRA

Keeping anti-environmental provisions off the bill; Increasing funding for transit. S. 1813 and H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century; H.R. 7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act; All provisions relating to transit investments, environmental review of transportation projects, energy development, the Keystone XL pipeline, the Clean Air Act, or transportation alternatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA AURILIO —
JOHN CROSS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Production Tax Credit (HR 3307, S 2201). Offshore wind Investment Tax Credit (HR 3238, S 1397). 1603 Treasury Program. 48C manufacturing tax credit. Other bills or amendments to extend these clean energy tax credits (Menendez oil subsidies and clean energy bill; Stabenow amendment to Transportation bill). S.1000 - Shaheen Portman energy efficiency bill. Section 433 Fossil Fuel Reduction Act. Appropriations to the State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program. Other bills/policies relating to wind power, offshore wind power, solar power, and energy efficiency. Renewable tax incentives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COURTNEY ABRAMS —
ANNA AURILIO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3238 (112th), H.R. 3307 (112th), S. 1000 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

S. 2204, The Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act; Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and CAFE Standards for years 2017-2025. Administrative rulemaking for fuel efficiency and carbon pollution standards for light-duty vehicles in model years 2017-2025

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CROSS —
NATHAN WILLCOX —

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2204 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Defending clean air and clean water regulations from congressional attack. HR 5325 House Energy and Water Appropriations Act, EPA Waters of the U.S. Guidance, Farm Bill. Administrative rulemaking for New Source Performance Standards for carbon pollution from power plants. Legislative rollbacks to the Clean Air Act, most notably Congressional Review Act resolution (S.J. Res 37) to block the Mercury & Air Toxics Standard for power plants. Administrative rulemaking for national ambient air quality standards for particulate pollution

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA AURILIO —
SHELLEY VINYARD —
NATHAN WILLCOX —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 5325 (112th), S.J.Res. 37 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Land and Water Conservation Funding (Appropriations bills, Transportation funding bill) defending against legislative attacks on public lands (H.R. 1581, H.R. 2834, H.R. 4089, H.R. 2578, H.R.1505, H.R. 2852, H.R. 2588, H.R.1126, H.R. 4480, H.R. 4402) offshore drilling: Department of Interiors offshore leasing plan for 2012 to 2017. creating national monuments in NM, CO, WA, CA and VA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY ELLEN PYNE —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2588 (112th), H.R. 4089 (112th), H.R. 4480 (112th), H.R. 2578 (112th), H.R. 2834 (112th), H.R. 1126 (112th), H.R. 1581 (112th), H.R. 2852 (112th), H.R. 4402 (112th), H.R. 1505 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.