After a federal judge struck down New York’s Climate Superfund law, which would have generated $75 billion to help local governments cover climate mitigation costs, lobbying accountability group F Minus called on local governments in the state to cut ties with lobbying firms that also work for fossil fuel clients, and adopt policies of not […]
Fossil fuel lobbyists in Congress also lobby on climate issues for more than 300 local governments and government agencies, according to a new report from F Minus and Make Polluters Pay. Lobbying firms representing fossil fuel companies and trade associations–including lead opponents of Climate Superfund legislation such as the American Petroleum Institute and the American […]
Linn County is among 15 local governments nationwide that are seeking Congressional assistance for wildfire prevention and relief by using lobbyists who also work for fossil fuel companies, according to lobbying accountability group F Minus. From 2025-26, Linn County paid the firm Michael Best Strategies $290,000 to lobby the US Forest Service and the Fish […]
Congressional lobbyists for some of the country’s biggest fossil fuel companies are simultaneously lobbying to help local governments cope with wildfire impacts, according to lobbying accountability group F Minus. For the first quarter of 2026, F Minus identified 21 Congressional firms lobbying for fossil fuel companies at the same time they were lobbying on wildfire relief and […]
Lobbyists for some of Canada’s biggest fossil fuel companies are simultaneously lobbying to help local governments and government agencies cope with climate impacts such as flooding, drought, and wildfires, according to lobbying accountability group F Minus. National and provincial lobbyist registration records filed in 2026 show 59 local governments retaining fossil fuel lobbying firms, 18 […]
As New Jersey communities face rising costs from flooding and extreme weather from climate change, a new report finds that many of the lobbyists for fossil fuel and business interests who oppose the Polluters Pay To Make New Jersey Affordable Act (S2338/A3735) are simultaneously lobbying for local governments that support the bill and would stand to […]
As the Environmental Protection Agency and Congress move to weaken federal regulation of a class of chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, lobbyists for the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and other chemical trade associations are doing a lucrative side business lobbying for local governments and other organizations burdened with environmental, health, and economic costs […]
Lobbyists for some of Minnesota’s biggest fossil fuel and mining companies also lobby on behalf of conservation groups working to protect public lands from pollution and the impacts of the climate crisis, according to a review of state lobbyist registrations by lobbying accountability group F Minus. The review comes on the heels of the Trump Administration overturning […]
A nationwide campaign to limit and roll back state and federal regulation of chemicals known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” is being led by trade associations and chemical industry lobbying firms that also lobby on behalf local governments, health advocacy groups, and other clients being harmed by PFAS, including four lobbying firms in Oregon, finds […]
A nationwide campaign to limit and roll back state and federal regulation of chemicals known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” is being led by chemical industry lobbyists who also lobby on behalf local governments, schools, nonprofits, and other clients being harmed by PFAS, finds a new report from F Minus and Mothers Out Front. The […]