• General pesticide regulatory advice and counsel related to registration review of key active ingredients, application of Endangered Species Act consultation requirements to pesticide registrations, regulatory implications related to recommendations from National Research Councils Fluoride in Drinking Water report (2007), agriculture nutrient policy, and deregulation of genetically modified organisms under the Plant Protection Act.

Duration: July 1, 2007 to January 1, 2013

General Issues: Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Environmental/Superfund

Spending: about $1,060,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Senate,, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)