Environment/Superfund
Issue Code: ENV
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AI Overview
Environment/Superfund is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $779.6M in total lobbying spend across 34.9K filings, it ranks among the most heavily lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.
$779.6M
Total Lobbying Spend
34.9K
Filings
50
Top Clients
Spending by Year
| Year | Spending | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $67.9M | 3,463 |
| 2019 | $71.6M | 3,753 |
| 2020 | $86.9M | 3,950 |
| 2021 | $99.0M | 4,354 |
| 2022 | $109.8M | 4,824 |
| 2023 | $120.0M | 5,287 |
| 2024 | $105.8M | 4,598 |
| 2025 | $118.6M | 4,704 |
Biggest Spenders
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Company | $6.2M |
| 2 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers | $6.1M |
| 3 | New California Republic Co. | $5.5M |
| 4 | Edison Electric Institute | $4.0M |
| 5 | Air Liquide USA LLC | $3.8M |
| 6 | Valero Energy Corp | $3.8M |
| 7 | American Chemistry Council | $3.8M |
| 8 | Microsoft Corporation | $3.4M |
| 9 | Environmental Defense Action Fund | $3.3M |
| 10 | The Chemours Company | $3.1M |
| 11 | BP America, INC. | $3.1M |
| 12 | Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions | $2.9M |
| 13 | Pepsico, INC. | $2.8M |
| 14 | Apple INC. | $2.8M |
| 15 | Pitney Bowes | $2.8M |
| 16 | Growth Energy | $2.7M |
| 17 | Mcdonald's Corporation | $2.7M |
| 18 | Swiss Reinsurance Company LTD | $2.7M |
| 19 | National Water Resources Association | $2.6M |
| 20 | American Beverage Association | $2.6M |
| 21 | San Luis & Delta-mendota Water Authority | $2.6M |
| 22 | New Indy Catawba LLC | $2.5M |
| 23 | Acorn Consulting Obo Shell USA INC. | $2.5M |
| 24 | American Association for Justice | $2.4M |
| 25 | General Motors, LLC | $2.4M |
Top Firms
Invariant LLC$38.0M
Holland & Knight LLP$25.5M
Forbes-tate$20.3M
Mehlman Consulting, INC.$18.7M
Bracewell LLP$17.9M
Cgcn Group, LLC$16.8M
K&l Gates, LLP$14.7M
Tiber Creek Group$12.7M
Squire Patton Boggs$12.7M
Alcalde & Fay$12.4M
Van Scoyoc Associates$10.7M
Monument Advocacy$9.1M
What They Lobby For
- Monitoring and seeking federal funding opportunities related to green and sustainable technologies that do not employ toxic chemicals for precious metal recovery.
- Offshore One Call Notification Center Pipeline Safety
- water infrastructure funding and related water policy issues
- Monitoring land tenure issues-no specific legislation Monitored emissions issues associated w/ Clean Air Act Battery recycling issues; long term mine remediation effort at Doe-Run related properties B
- Issues related to the government oversight of landfills.
- Issues related to bird habitat
- Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations, and regulatory matters regarding: International and Foreign Assistance funding; the Arctic Region; Illegal, unreported an
- (a)Reform and extension of Business Energy Investment Tax Credit, (b)Preservation of the Modified Accelerated Cost-Recovery System, (c)U.S. trade policy related to import or export of solar equipment
- H.R.1 Tax cuts and Jobs Act H.R.4092 AG Act H.R.4513 Farmers of Tomorrow Act S.21 Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S.1603 H.R. 3266 S.1776 H.R.3354 H.R.3353 H.R.2886 S.1752 H.R.424 H.R.3040 H
- General company overview for members and staff
Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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