LobbyingEnvironmental Defense Action Fund lobbying by quarter
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
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2018 | $50K | 1 |
| Q4 2018 | $0 | 0 |
| Q1 2019 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2019 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2019 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2019 | $60K | 1 |
| Q1 2020 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2020 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2020 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2020 | $0 | 0 |
| Q1 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q1 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2022 | $420K | 9 |
| Q1 2023 | $450K | 7 |
| Q2 2023 | $450K | 8 |
| Q3 2023 | $573K | 8 |
| Q4 2023 | $510K | 9 |
| Q1 2024 | $425.1K | 8 |
| Q2 2024 | $516K | 7 |
| Q3 2024 | $416K | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | $386K | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | $430K | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | $360K | 7 |
| Q3 2025 | $590K | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | $570K | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | $610K | 6 |
| Q2 2026 | $570K | 5 |
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 | $4.2M | 15 quarters |
| Esp Advisors | $1.4M | 15 quarters |
| Tiber Creek Group | $850K | 17 quarters |
| Prime Transatlantic | $260K | 13 quarters |
| West Front Strategies | $250K | 5 quarters |
| Capitol Strategies | $138K | 15 quarters |
| FGS Global | $120K | 4 quarters |
| K&L Gates | $110K | 6 quarters |
| Emergent Strategies | $40K | 1 quarters |
| Merchant Strategies | $10K | 4 quarters |
| Conservation Pathways | $0 | 14 quarters |
| ML Strategies | $0 | 1 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| STEVEN W BLOCH | Former Staffer for Congressmen Jim Kolbe and JD Hayworth | Q2 2026 |
| KUSAI MERCHANT | Senate EPW - Senior Policy Advisor; House Appropriations - Professional Staff Member; GSA - Deputy Associate Administrator; GSA - Senior Advisor | Q4 2025 |
| HADLEY SOSNOFF | Legislative Director, ID-1; Legislative Assistant ID-1; Legislative Correspondent NY-18; Staff Assistant NY-18 | Q4 2022 |
| SEAN RICHARDSON | Chief 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 LEFFINGWELL | Mbr 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 Q2 | Prime Transatlantic | $20K |
| 07/28for Q3 | The Russell Group | Under $5,000 |
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $360K |
| 07/18for Q2 | Tiber Creek Group | $40K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Esp Advisors | $140K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Capitol Strategies | $10K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $390K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Tiber Creek Group | $40K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Conservation Pathways | Under $5,000 |
| 04/18for Q1 | Capitol Strategies | $10K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Esp Advisors | $150K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Prime Transatlantic | $20K |
| 01/22for Q4 2025 | Esp Advisors | $160K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Esp Advisors | $160K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Capitol Strategies | $10K |
| 01/17for Q4 2025 | Conservation Pathways | Under $5,000 |
| 01/17for Q4 2025 | Tiber Creek Group | $40K |
| 01/16for Q4 2025 | In-house | $340K |
| 01/12for Q4 2025 | Prime Transatlantic | $20K |
| 01/09for Q4 2025 | Merchant Strategies | Under $5,000 |