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Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear): fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $10.1M in itemized Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) lobbying disclosures across 71 filers, among them OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC, ranking #72 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#72
of 79 issues by spend
$10.1M
tracked Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) lobbying
71
organizations lobbying
$143K
average per filer

Issue code: WAS · 71 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$10.1M
Organizations
71

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) filing shape

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) (WAS) shows $10.1M in tracked LDA spending across 71 filers, a lighter code by absolute outlay.

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION leads this issue's filer table with $23.9M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear), each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION $23.9M
#2 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION $18.5M
#3 CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC $10.6M
#4 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) $7.4M
#5 ENTERGY SERVICES LLC $6.7M
#6 NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $6.5M
#7 EDISON INTERNATIONAL $5.5M
#8 NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL $5.2M
#9 XCEL ENERGY $4.0M
#10 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL $3.0M
#11 SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST $2.3M
#12 WASTE MANAGEMENT $2.1M
#13 DTE ENERGY COMPANY $1.6M
#14 BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC. $1.4M
#15 EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION $1.3M
#16 BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION $1.0M
#17 ENVIRI $980K
#18 INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES INC $964K
#19 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY $901K
#20 HENKEL OF AMERICA INC. $788K
#21 WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS $720K
#22 BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC (BESI) $630K
#23 OKLO INC $610K
#24 CAN MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE $550K
#25 SAN DIEGO COUNTY $480K
#26 KING COUNTY $480K
#27 ORANO USA LLC $460K
#28 REPUBLIC SERVICES INC. $420K
#29 AMERIPEN $420K
#30 REWORLD FKA (COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION) $360K
#31 PET RESIN ASSOCIATION $360K
#32 DISA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $350K
#33 FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. $340K
#34 RIVER BIRCH, LLC $340K
#35 AMERICAS STYRENICS $321K
#36 REPUBLIC SERVICES, FORMERLY REPORTED AS U.S. ECOLOGY $320K
#37 LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL INC $320K
#38 PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES $300K
#39 THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP, INC. $300K
#40 RECOLOGY INC. $280K
#41 GLASS PACKAGING INSTITUTE $280K
#42 COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION $270K
#43 MINT INNOVATION $270K
#44 DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION $250K
#45 ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC RECYCLERS $210K
#46 TEXANS FOR CLEAN WATER $180K
#47 MECKLENBURG COUNTY $160K
#48 ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT $160K
#49 BAKER COMMODITIES INC $150K
#50 NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC $150K

Registrant concentration on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)

Named filers on WAS, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORA…$23.9MNATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION$18.5MCONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERAT…$10.6MNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOP…$7.4MENTERGY SERVICES LLC$6.7MNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION$6.5MEDISON INTERNATIONAL$5.5MNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FED…$5.2M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code WAS; covers 71 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)?
$10.1M was reported on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) (WAS) by 71 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) lobbying?
Top filers on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) include OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code WAS.
How many organizations lobby on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)?
71 organizations filed on Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.