Politics
Ex-Industry Lobbyists Win Top Jobs in Agencies They Once Fought
- Obama-era prohibition on lobbyists joining agencies dropped
- Throughout government, appointees working behind the scenes
When Cadiz Inc. wanted to build a 43-mile pipeline to pump water from a Mojave Desert aquifer to thirsty Southern California, it enlisted an army of lobbyists, lawyers and consultants to secure the federal government’s sign-off.
The Obama administration blocked it anyway.