4th Quarter - Report

ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC. for ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Jan 19, 2012 Signed by Richard W. Trilsch, Jr, Administrative Director

Official filing
Firm
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC.
Client
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$82,786
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

HR 2354, FY 2012 Interior Appropriations Bill, Barrasso-Heller Amendment 939 and all anti-environmental riders. Rulemaking and guidance restoring Clean Water Act protections regardind definition of "Waters of the US".

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH HYMAN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2354 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Land and Water Conservation Fund: S.1265, H.R.2055. Conservation funding, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund and S.1265

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIEL LEVINE —
NANCY ELLEN PYNE —

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

Bills named: S. 1265 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th)

Transportation TRA

S.1813, MAP-21, and House of Representatives Transportation Reauthorization Bill (not yet introduced) - all provisions relating to transit funding, the transportation enhancement program, potential scenario planning provisions relating to oil consumption, and potential funding mechanisms that include offshore oil drilling. Rulemaking on Proposed Light-duty GHG and CAFE Vehicle Standards. Administrative rulemaking for 2017-2025 fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards for cars and light trucks.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CROSS —
NATHAN WILLCOX —

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

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

2017-2025 EPA and DOT Fuel Efficiency and Global Warming Pollution Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles. S. 689, Energy Security Act of 2011; Review process for the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CROSS —
JILLIAN HERTZBERG —

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

Bills named: S. 689 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1397 and H.R. 3238 -Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act; H.R. 3307 - American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011; Energy and Water Appropriations, all sections relating to energy; Payroll Tax Cut Extension, to extend federal clean energy tax credits; BOEM Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Area Environmental Assessment; offshore wind financing and siting; general clean energy tax credits.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COURTNEY ABRAMS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3307 (112th), S. 1397 (112th), H.R. 3238 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Mercury & Air Toxics Standard for power plants. S.J. Res 27 disapproving of the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Opposing Barrasso Heller Dirty Water Act amendment. Opposing myriad House attacks on clean air and water protections. Barrasso-Heller Amendment to Omnibus Appropriations bill. Waters of the U.S. guidance and rulemaking.

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

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

Bills named: S.J.Res. 27 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Crater Lake wilderness areas. Grand Canyon Mineral Withdrawal, including H.R.3155 (Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act of 2011). Protect Grand Canyon and other public lands from destruction.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA AURILIO —
DANIEL LEVINE —
NANCY ELLEN PYNE —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3155 (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.