the blm has finalized its plans.they have been working closely with state and fish and wildlife service. those plans are being finalized right now. i think there were 98 of them. lots and lots of environmental impact statements and work that's been done. the secretarial orlandoyial order which your governor was nice about saying words about a key element. i have encouraged edd people to stay at the table and not engage in letter writing. we're on the cusp of something that's pretty incredible here because this colation as come together and the states have come together. we're very close to the goal line and the goal line is not moving. the goal line is scientific information agreed upon between the states and fish and wildlife service. we are going to soon have to turn it over to the fish and wildlife service to make their determination. it's been a rocky road to get there. i appreciate your passion. i know it's not been an easy journey. >> first of all, i appreciate your leadership on this. i really appreciate the f

we have blm. we have state sections. we have federal sections in the middle of private land as well. and i really hope you allow the states to take the lead on that working with the state of montana, colorado wyoming as you alluded to and not have a one size fits all edict coming out of the federal government. but my question is does the department of interior have a plan to increase oil and gas development on federal lands? and if so is there a specific goal? >> thank you, senator. i'm going to quickly respond on a couple of the other things you mentioned as well. first, i've been to fort peck been to the crow. i've been to eastern montana. not just western montana. and i very much appreciate the challenges that many of those tribes face. we are working on a hydro project as well with the crow. they had some frustrations with the bureau of reclamation. i got both sides of it. we'll work on that. and the treaty rights, i'm very committed to upholding those, as i'm sure the tribes would tell you. as it relates to energy d

lines, and what specific steps blm has taken? >> yes, senator we are very committed to gathering the gas and not resorting to venting and flaring as is happening. i am not aware of circumstances where permits have been slowed down by the blm, but i'll say our resources are constrained. we're asked to inspect wells we're asked to approve permits to drill and we've had a real challenge in our budget with sufficient resources to do what's expected of us. so i would appreciate any support that you could provide in making a case for why it's important that we resource blm appropriately, because we completely agree that the best thing to do with natural gas is to sell it in the market. >> thank you. >> secretary jewel i want to thank you for your extraordinary commitment to protecting, in particular i do represent hawaii, hawaii's natural and cultural treasures in the president's budget using the land and water conservation fund, which you highlighted in your testimony, and saying that the funds supports 105 projects in 39 states, incl

last december the congress passed the blm permit process to address the backlog. senator john grasso -- grasso sponsor though a bit -- legislation but a small example of the bipartisan group of policy makers to persuade not to veto every energy reform. we need to stop the run necessary burdensome regulations from the day before thanksgiving the epa proposed a new 626 page plus a 575 page appendix of the ozone standard of 70 parts per billion down from 75 parts per billion established by the bush administration. the epa suggest it would impose a cost of $15 billion per year on the nation not including california. another $106 billion per year on california alone. the national association of manufacturers shows a new ozone regulation threatens to be the most expensive ever imposed on industry in america. at 65 the ozone standard board pushed a large swath into non attainment with their quality standards with more localities to curb production to manufacture development and agricultural operations and economic growth. crude oil exports could also help producers shore

last december the congress passed and the president did sign into law the blm permit law and improvement to address the backlog. senator john barasso sponsored the legislation which six republicans and six democrats also co-sponsored. a small persuading the president not to veto every energy regulatory reform. we need to stop unnecessary burdens sm burdensome regulations. this would be down from the bush administration. it would impose costs of $15 billion per year on the nation. that's not including california. the national association of manufacturers warns this new ozone regulation threatens to be the most expensive ever imposed on industry in america. the ozone standard will push large swaths of the country to nonattainment with national ambient air quality. refining operations, manufacturing developments agriculture operations and economic growth. crude oil experts could also help producers sure up the economics of their domestic production by giving them access to foreign markets. this is a topic that's just starting to be discussed. there's been several studies this have projected

>> the blm warns that soon its holding facilities will reach capacity. then even the roundups will stop. the population doubles every 75 years. it's a crisis in the american west melissa chan, al jazeera. >> collectors are scram scrambling to scoop up these vintage cars. and we profile the spacex mission. mission. a sickly underdeveloped child she had a few months ago. she was born with a complex heart defect, a large hole between the two vent rickles of her hart, leaving her breathless >> see's candy has a warningclassic red hearts with assorted chocolates. spacex falcon 9 could ultimately make space travel more affordable. but right now it's hefty. science and technology correspondent jake jacob ward. >> travel ospace is extremely expensive. spacex says publicly it costs 56 l 9 million to get a falcon rocket into low space orbit. part of the reason it costs so much is the rocket has traditionally taken a one way ride. it falls back to earth in a million useless pieces. a million dollar object that is effectively disposable. but what spacex is trying to

>> the blm warns that soon its holding facilities will reach capacity and then, even the roundups would stop. without natural predators the horse population doubles every five years. it's a crisis in the american west. melissa chan al jazeera northwestern nevada. >> that is our broadcast. thank you for watching. i'm john siegenthaler. see you tomorrow. antonio mora and stephanie sy continue with the news, next. outrage in the arab world. over death of a jordanian pilot. achieving against amman's decision to combat i.s.i.l. greece's leaders meet with eu officials hoping to ease concern over its financial issues. worldwide consequences. dr

is part of that strategy the blm plans to include new regulations on federal land. absent a strategy is any effort to make it easier to get permits to -- of natural gas gathering lines, gathering lines are the pipelines which can collect and then transport that natural gas from wells to processing plants. they are necessary to reduce the venting and flaring of natural gas. we have introduced legislation in the past to make it easier to do those sorts of things. a principal reason why it's vented and flared in the west the blm is failing to permit gathering lines. if the b.l.m. gave the permits for the lines, that would reduce the flaring on and off federal lands. do you know if b.l.m. is trying and doing all it can to expedite the permitting of natural gas gathering lines and what specific steps have been taken? >> we are very committed to gathering the gas and not to resorting to venting and flaring as is happening. i am not aware of circumstances where permits have been slowed down by the b.l.m. i will say our resources are constrained. we are asked to inspect wel