Lobbying

Environmental Defense Action Fund's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $570K. The four quarters Q3 2025–Q2 2026 total $2.3M. Its first report covers Q3 2018; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Environmental/Superfund.

Environmental Defense Action Fund

Latest quarter
$570K
Q2 2026 · 5 reports
Last 12 months
$2.3M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−6.6%
Q2 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q3 2018
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Environmental Defense Action Fund lobbying by quarter
Environmental Defense Action Fund lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q3 2018$50K1
Q4 2018$00
Q1 2019$00
Q2 2019$00
Q3 2019$00
Q4 2019$60K1
Q1 2020$00
Q2 2020$00
Q3 2020$00
Q4 2020$00
Q1 2021$00
Q2 2021$00
Q3 2021$00
Q4 2021$00
Q1 2022$00
Q2 2022$00
Q3 2022$00
Q4 2022$420K9
Q1 2023$450K7
Q2 2023$450K8
Q3 2023$573K8
Q4 2023$510K9
Q1 2024$425.1K8
Q2 2024$516K7
Q3 2024$416K7
Q4 2024$386K6
Q1 2025$430K7
Q2 2025$360K7
Q3 2025$590K7
Q4 2025$570K7
Q1 2026$610K6
Q2 2026$570K5

Policy issues the reports name

  • Budget and appropriations59 reports
  • Environment and Superfund55 reports
  • Natural resources37 reports
  • Agriculture36 reports
  • Taxation35 reports
  • Maritime and fisheries29 reports
  • Aviation and airlines18 reports
  • Chemicals15 reports
  • Fuel, gas and oil15 reports
  • Transportation13 reports
  • Food industry12 reports
  • Clean air and water10 reports
  • Energy and nuclear7 reports
  • Science and technology4 reports
  • Civil rights and liberties3 reports
  • Defense1 reports

A report that names several issues counts once for each.

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE107 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES94 reports
  • White House Office33 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)29 reports
  • Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)27 reports
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)21 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)20 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of18 reports
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)17 reports
  • Energy, Dept of17 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)15 reports
  • Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)14 reports
  • Natl Park Service (NPS)14 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)14 reports
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)14 reports
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)13 reports
  • Bureau of Reclamation7 reports
  • Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)3 reports
  • Natl Science Foundation (NSF)3 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseEnvironmental Defense Action Fund$4.2M15 quarters
Esp Advisors$1.4M15 quarters
Tiber Creek Group$850K17 quarters
Prime Transatlantic$260K13 quarters
West Front Strategies$250K5 quarters
Capitol Strategies$138K15 quarters
FGS Global$120K4 quarters
K&L Gates$110K6 quarters
Emergent Strategies$40K1 quarters
Merchant Strategies$10K4 quarters
Conservation Pathways$014 quarters
ML Strategies$01 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
STEVEN W BLOCHFormer Staffer for Congressmen Jim Kolbe and JD HayworthQ2 2026
KUSAI MERCHANTSenate EPW - Senior Policy Advisor; House Appropriations - Professional Staff Member; GSA - Deputy Associate Administrator; GSA - Senior AdvisorQ4 2025
HADLEY SOSNOFFLegislative Director, ID-1; Legislative Assistant ID-1; Legislative Correspondent NY-18; Staff Assistant NY-18Q4 2022
SEAN RICHARDSONChief of Staff, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (2006-2007); Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (2002-2007); Deputy Staff Dir., Senate Democratic Conference Committee (1999-2002)Q4 2019
MATTHEW LEFFINGWELLMbr Servs & Coalitions Dir., House Approps Cmte (2016-2017); CoS, Rep. Kay Granger (2012-2015); Dep CoS, Rep. Granger (2010-2012); Comms Dir, Rep. Granger (2009-2010); Press Sec, Rep. Jon Porter (2007-2009); Projects Dir, Rep. Mark Kirk (2006-2007)Q3 2018

Lobbying reports

Filed by
08/07for Q2Prime Transatlantic$20K
07/28for Q3The Russell GroupUnder $5,000
07/20for Q2In-house$360K
07/18for Q2Tiber Creek Group$40K
07/17for Q2Esp Advisors$140K
07/14for Q2Capitol Strategies$10K
04/20for Q1In-house$390K
04/19for Q1Tiber Creek Group$40K
04/19for Q1Conservation PathwaysUnder $5,000
04/18for Q1Capitol Strategies$10K
04/17for Q1Esp Advisors$150K
04/17for Q1Prime Transatlantic$20K
01/22for Q4 2025Esp Advisors$160K
01/20for Q4 2025Esp Advisors$160K
01/19for Q4 2025Capitol Strategies$10K
01/17for Q4 2025Conservation PathwaysUnder $5,000
01/17for Q4 2025Tiber Creek Group$40K
01/16for Q4 2025In-house$340K
01/12for Q4 2025Prime Transatlantic$20K
01/09for Q4 2025Merchant StrategiesUnder $5,000