afghanistan's environmental protection agency. and they're not tapping. they're checking the heating system of a public back house and it's seen that the filters are not working properly. this means the smoke being belched into the skies over kabul is even more toxic than usual. more but more to go short of that our job is to reduce the air pollution around the country we go to cities with our monitoring teams and with people from the local authorities such as here in kabul and we identify any sources of air pollution which are hazardous for the city and then take the necessary action as we need to. but when it comes to kabul they're facing a huge almost insurmountable challenge the air in the city is more poisonous and in most other places on the planet much of the pollution here comes from cars and congestion other sources include poor quality fuel people burning rubbish and household cooking stove. in a country otherwise known for terrorist attacks and poor security pollution is emerging as a silent killer. and it is the weakest and most fun ribble who

are you kidding me, a coal lobbyist as the head of the environmental protection agency? former lobbyist for the defense agency is now the secretary of defense and betsy devos, secretary of education, no. the way i think about this is our democracy is broken. i get it. rich people may own own more chutes or more cars than you do or more houses than you do, but they are not supposed to own a bigger share of our democracy than you do. cheers and applause] sen. warren: we take that on. we fight that fight. we knock back the influence of money and the lobbyists and the bought and paid for experts. we can off our back foot and get on our front foot and then the whole world changes because now what is possible is that actually, you could ask the billionaires to pay a wealth tax. hello, right? [applause] sen. warren: we can beat back the big polluters and beat back the influence of the gun industry, but it's got to start with not a nibble around the edge, not a let's be polite to the rich folks but starts with big structural change. that's how we are going to get this done. i lo

its appeal against a judgment that links the firm's wheat color right up to concert or environmental protection agency says the product which contained the state doesn't call it concert had been and ledged this supports buyers argument that only bagul aisha's have the authority to print concert warning labels. earlier we spoke to t.w. financial correspondent only bots about what this support means for fire. it is important moral support for bayer especially in the light of the discussion in the public domain but the government or the agency cannot be seen as impartial and so the courts are not obliged to follow their support to follow this intervention the same thing is being celebrated though in the financial markets the share is soaring but having said that it's nowhere near where it was before concerns over the effects of the wheat killer for the buyer company emerged talks on the settlement are ongoing they're going at high speed expert lawyers are at this and people i've talked to here who have done similar settlements but not in the buyer case but in other cases say there's a good chance that a

coal lobbyist as the head of the environmental protection agency? former lobbyist for the defense industry is now the secretary of defense? and betsy devos, secretary of education. no. height --see it -- the way i think about this is, our democracy is broken. i get it. own more shoesy than you do, they may own more houses than you do. they're not supposed to own a bigger share of your democracy then you do. than you do. [applause] sen. warren: we take that on. we fight that fight. we knocked back the influence of money and the lobbyists and the bought and paid for expert. we disrupt it. we get off our back foot and get on our front foot. and then, the whole world changes. -- you can possible ask the billionaires to pay a two cent wealth tax. right? [applause] can beat backe the big polluters. we can beat back the influence of the gun industry. it has got to start with night nibble around the edge, not a let's be polite to the rich folks -- it starts with a big structural change. that is how we are going to get this done. thank you. [applause] >> hi,

its appeal against a judgement that linked the firm's weed killer rand to cancer the environmental protection agency says the product which contains the say doesn't cause cancer as had been and led to this supports fires argument that only evacuations have the authority to print cancer warning labels some experts see the reversal of the decision as a signal that other players could also face legal hurdles. earlier we asked our correspondent in frankfurt what he bought what the u.s. government support means for buyer. it is important moral support for bayer especially in the light of the discussion in the public domain but the government or the agency cannot be seen as impartial and so the courts are not obliged to follow their support to follow this intervention the same thing is being celebrated though in the financial markets the share is soaring but having said that it's nowhere near where it was before concerns over the effects of the weed killer for the buyer company emerged talks on the settlement are ongoing they're going at high speed expert lawyers are at this people i've talked to here who

appeal against a us court judgement that link the firm's we kill or round up to cancer the environmental protection agency says the product which contains glyphosate doesn't cause cancer as has been alleged that supports buyers argument that only regulators have the authority to print cancer warning labels some experts see the reversal of the decision as a signal that other similar claims may also face legal hurdles and for more on this let's go now to bards in frankfurt. good to see you there what does this mean what does this the support from the u.s. government mean for buyer. it's important moral support certainly the government and the agencies formulate the law and they enforce the law but i don't know if it will help buyers case in court whether the court of appeals will really reverse the judgment because of course the government and the agency yes they're lawmakers but they're not impartial so the court may not be bound by that but still investors are very chaired by this important support to share soaring up as you said but still nowhere near the level it was before the concerns over the week ki

pebble had talking points to use in a meeting with the environmental protection agency. when cnn is asked tore a comment, even that was similar. it is not unusual for interested parties to suggest language to elected officials and it is common practice to request briefing materials on a specific project. pebble's communication happened at a crucial time for the company. the company was desperate to overturn a virtual block on mining by the epa to protect one of the world's last and largest wild salmon spawning areas. he needed the trump administration to remove that ebgz from. the company was so confident it was going to happen. the day before the governor met with president trump aboard air force one, it sent the governor's office this draft press release which hailed the decision by the environmental protection agency in advance. pebble said it did not receive any information about a pending epa decision. the governor did meet with the president and they did discuss mining and the epa did make an announcement on june 26th but not entirely to remove the environmental pr

the clerk: nomination, environmental protection agency, sean o'donnell to be inspector general. mr. mcconnell: i ask the senate vote on the anonymous with no -- nomination with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be made made, the senate be immediately notified of the senate's action, that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the nomination. all in favor say aye. opposed no. ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations -- executive calendar 507, 508, and 509. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: department of defense, dana s. deasy of virginia to be chief information officer, lisa hershman of indiana to be chief management officer, robert john sander of virginia to be general counsel. mr. mcconnell: i that that if confirmed the motions to reconsider be considered made and

even dictated the talking point for the governor's staff to use in a meeting with the environmental protection agencysked for comment, even their responses were similar, with pebble saying it's not unusual for interested parties to suggest language to elected officials and the governor's office saying it is common practice for an administration to request briefing materials on a specific project. pebble's communication happened at a crucial time. they were desperate to protect one of the world's last and largest spawning area. the company was so confident it was going to happen. the day before the governor met with president trump aboard air force i, it sent the governor's office this draft press release, which hailed the decision by the environmental protection agency in advance, though pebble says it did not receive any information about a pending epa decision. the governor did meet with the president and they did discuss mining and the epa did make an announcement on june 26th, but not entirely to remove the environmental protection. and in furious emails, a pebble official tells the governor's ai

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sent the governor's office this draft press release, which hailed the decision by the environmental protection agencyeceive any information about a pending epa decision. the governor did meet with the president and they did discuss mining and the epa did make an announcement on june 26th, but not entirely to remove the environmental protection and in furious e-mails, a pebble official tells the governor's aide, the epa announcement sends the market a screaming message that epa may still kill the project and that pebble can't raise the money it needs. this announcement was worse than doing nothing. pebble asks for immediate intervention, a presidential tweet or try to get the epa to reverse position reminding the governor's staff in another e-mail, the epa's lack of cooperation contradicts everything the governor was promised last week by the president. as cnn reported, the very next day epa trump appointees did reverse course. told its top staff in seattle the withdrawal of protections is now a done deal. one top epa official telling cnn we were told to get out of the way and just make it happen. a m

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deaves says that tourism is given more significance than the environment the country's environmental protection. agency used to assess 2 recent projects before they were approved but the previous government changed that. them especially if you're consider the areas closer to the. they have a lot of recrimination. i think richard not concentrated making resorts. rather than doing that we should be focusing on. 6 new airports were scheduled to be built this year and next to improve access between the islands the island of call her 2 she was stripped of most of its mangroves to accommodate its their port but most of the time it stands empty as it's not really needed the next airport is just a 20 minute boat ride away activists like adam up to take to twitter to report on the latest building projects they're using the twitter hash tag save multi-verse to speak out and engage with the authorities. i think it's a huge risk to beso economy on just the tourism industry alone in order for the proliferation of tourism we're destroying the very thing which our tourism industry is best on. these coconut shells hav

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this is a subjective coordination and negotiation between environmental protection agency and a variety of states, and particularly california. what this would mean for us, until the models have been updated or there has been a negotiated resolution is transportation projects statewide that are not exempt from conforming analysis and by and large these are projects that would expand either roadway or transit capacity, these projects could be unable to receive federal environmental approvals and other types of federal actions. this is essentially a restriction on access to federal funds. it is a very, very high priority for the state and all of us to support california agencies that are working on this strategy and the car and e.p.a. and the governor's staff are all working hard to figure this out. meanwhile, we'll be tracking this around with our colleagues in the state to make sure that we keep the projects moving and alternative in alternative ways as needed with other funds. we will keep you apprised as we learn more. staying at the state level, the california air resources board has

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it is part of the national environmental protection agency requirements and review.we will be doing that once we have a better sense of what the policy configuration would be so we can complete our analysis. thank you. >> we please read the consent agenda? >> items never-7, comprise of the adjacent -- consent agenda. these items are considered routine. staff is not planning to present on these items. if a member objects, and the of the consent items can be removed and considered separately. >> any questions or comments on the consent agenda? any public comment? public comment is closed. can i have a motion on a second? in motion by commissioner ronen, seconded by commissioner viewer. do we need a. [roll call] we have final approval. >> please call the next item. >> item seven, approve a total exemption for this is an action item. >> i believe we have a presentation? no, we are not. did you want to say anything about the recommendation? summarize it. okay. >> good morning. rachel hiatt assistant deputy for planning. based on the outreach that we heard throughout last

sent the governor's office this draft press release, which hailed the decision by the environmental protection agencydid not receive any information about a pending epa decision. the governor did meet with the president, and they did discuss mining, and the epa did make an announcement on june 26th, but not entirely to remove the environmental protection. in infurious i'ms they told them it sends the market a screaming message that epa may still kill the project and pebble can't raise the money it needs. this announcement was worse than doing nothing. they reminded the governor's staff in another email the epa's lack of cooperation contradicts everything the governor was promised last week by the president. as cnn reported, the v next day, epa trump appointees did reverse course. the withdrawn action is now a done deal, one top official telling cnn we were told to get out of the way and just make it happen. a month later the epa made that secret decision official, giving the mining company the win it needed. in response to this report, alaska's governor didn't answer a single question, only giving cn

you're the head of the environmental protection agency. you get a call from the president complaining about the water pressure in his toilet. this is like if he called the department of agriculture to have them replace a divot on his golf course. it's nuts. but apparently this is a big issue for anti-regulation conservatives, and trump is embracing it. he even has a new campaign slogan. drain the toilet. [ laughter ] which now that the swamp is empty why not? i think it's important for us to remember we may never see anything like this ever again. but the president spent much of the weekend this weekend draining his cell phone. he tweeted 105 times yesterday. that's more than he flushed this weekend. okay? [ laughter ] he tweeted, he retweeted, and he retweeted himself. i almost feel bad for his supporters. they had to spend the whole day tapping like, like, like, like, like. and not only did he retweet, he reretweeted this piece of work. this photograph of his head on sylvester stallone's body. do you think he knows that isn't him? do you

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