the e.p.a. chief of staff and guest of our speaker. skipping over the podium. ,we have lori russo, president of stanton communications and the co-chair of the n.p.c. headliners team. skipping over our speaker for a moment, we have jennifer delowey, energy and environmental policy reporter at bloomberg news. kevin is our retired u.s. navy captain, chair at f.c.a. america and n.p.c. member who organized today's luncheon. thank you, kevin. finally, jan, senior editor at e epic times and host of american.leaders. i'd like to acknowledge some members of the national press club who organized this luncheon. we have the press club staff lindsey. chef susan who prepared your meal. and n.p.c. executive director bill mccarran. thank you, all. [applause] andrew wheeler was confirmed as administrator of the environmental protection agency last november but his tenure leading the agency started months earlier when his predecessor scott pruitt resigned amid of ethic scandals. wheeler has a long history at the

the e.p.a.'s numbers. just think of it. the administration, that is held with the responsibility of protecting mark's air and water -- america's air and water so it's fit for human consumption puts out a regulation to limit the pollution that actually increases the amount of pollution that we emit, causing more deaths, more asthma attacks, more trips to the energy room. every year, we continue to see communities devastated by natural disasters related to our changing climate. we are spending billions of dollars each year helping these communities rebuild in the wake of those disasters. we need action to limit climate pollution, blocking action to limit carbon pollution from power plants is a step backwards. at the exact same moment we should be leaping forward towards cleaner forms of energy, so i yield -- i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. duncan: madam chair

gosar: the e.p.a.'s announcement intended to revise the cost savings behind the aspects and benefits. exceeded era e.p.a. y by enefits and absurd double counting. reductions in nonmercury, though these reductions were achieved under regulations. the financial cost of this $5 mentation is between million annually, i'm sorry, 9.5 billion annually. and once again, the rule hasn't even been put out yet. don't you think we ought to be waiting to find out what the actual rule is before we say no-go because we don't know where it goes. we want to take a look at catastrophic wildfires. catastrophic wildfires are the largest aspect in regards to contaminant in the air as we witnessed in hazardous breathing times, particularly in montana and california. from that standpoint, i would urge a no vote against this because premature before the rule comes out. and i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from washington is recognized. . >> i ask my colleague double fact his checks. the costs have already been paid by th

e.p.a. from completing its mission to keep our communities safe and healthy. in fact, under president trump's watch yesterday, the administration rolled out what many of us call their dirty power plan. we have evidence from the scientific community to say that it could contribute up to 1,400 premature deaths annually. so democrats are fighting back on this bill with important investments to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink. and we boost support for the e.p.a.'s clean air program by $2.-- excuse me, $25.6 million. and we increase congressional oversight to make sure that there aren't any rollbacks attempted to put the public health at risk. we also fund safe drinking water, state revolving fund at the authorized level, and we target resources needed to address drinking and waste water needs. so this bill also takes a huge step forward in building on what started in the defense bill that we voted on earlier this week to address the crisis of contaminating our water. i'm very p

and she understands all the loopholes busy within the e.p.a. to advise her organization of how to get through safety issues another example is terri medley here's a person who is an administrator at the u.s.d.a. and at the f.d.a. and now serves of the director of regulatory and external affairs of dupont corporation's agricultural enterprise you can also look at someone like clinton uter who is also at the u.s.d.a. and was a u.s. trade representative and he's on the board of my kitchen which is a wholly owned subsidiary of dow chemical but perhaps one of the most egregious ones is michael taylor who was appointed by the obama administration prior to joining as deputy director of foods at the f.d.a. he was actually the head of science policy for months anto and the list goes on you have many of these people who have one foot into the biotech pharma and the other foot in the government regulatory bodies i mean this kind of collusion is reprehensible and it's amazing that the legal infrastructure even allow. the e.p.a. won't bancorp pyra fox rever

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the e.p.a. own core pyra fots reversing efforts by the obama administration the c.e.o. of dow chemical the maker of the past aside here with the president applauded the decision a company saying it is confident in the health and safety of its product. these companies are criminal enterprises and the only way they can get away with what they're dealing is by corrupting our political process. in addition to the importance of protecting our communities that live in these environments every day it's hypocritical turns can bring any kind of fruit or any food from the mainland because i or culture restrictions yet chemical corporations can experiment with genetically modified crops with tasa sides that are bad throughout europe when you're looking at how we market our environment to. millions and millions of people around the world they have no idea that when they come here they may actually be being exposed to pesticides that are known to be toxic so why are we protecting a 200000000 dollars a year industry for of experimental agriculture instead of a $15000000000.00 tourism

use by the federal government because of evidence that they are harmful to human health in 2000 the e.p.a. bancorp pyra fos in many household products like insecticides after research showed it cause nausea in dizziness especially in children who later studies found children exposed prenatal lead to the past decide how to increase odds of developmental and attention disorders. is however authorized for use for agricultural purposes and it's still used massively for that reason basically the federal government has granted syngenta and pioneer the right to test the sides here on this island outside of what the label mandates states including hawaii started to pass some of their own laws to regulate these open air field tests and as this kind of patchwork regulatory framework came into being they said oh we better go what the feds and design something that works for us when you look at what's happening on the west side it's mainly made. and working communities of color that are being most impacted and a lot of the lands that these chemical companies operate on are state lands which are lands

that young says the e.p.a.'s proved to be quick and enjoy only its relatively heavy weight of 1.9 tons is something you can't quite how right what's more the suspension is almost the necessarily stiff at least that adds a little bit of the sports car feeling. the peace carries over the most team league rear suspension from the f.t. it's game provide the best possible combination of responsive steering agile and balanced comfort. and sums up his impressions of the interface saying it's certainly not a sports car but is definitely one of the sporty or s.u.v.s out there despite its compact dimensions it offers a lot of interior space ship design and top workmanship and that means there shouldn't be anything stopping you from achieving similar success and that of its bigger brother pace. it's the 17th tuning world extravaganza in southern germany and once. good car enthusiasts from all over the world have flocked to the city of the big stuff and i'm way constants some 200 companies and over 150 tuning clubs were pre

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people he's put in at the e.p.a. i'm talking about the people in places like west virginia a state that i was actually born and raised in where the coal industry is pretty much dead these people have believed president trumps lies that he will bring back coal jobs frankly you know he would do better if he went there and he said i have a plan to bring renewables here and to talk about how we can create jobs that rely on renewable energy and let's talk about all of the above approach instead he chooses to peddle false hoods and tell these people in coal country like i said west virginia that he will bring back their jobs so this is really about what president trump wants to do and he wants to be reelected and he's trying to do it in places where jobs that relied on traditional sources of energy like coal are dead well as you say coal is dead and other countries are charging ahead with clean energy leaving america behind like china germany even saudi arabia so let me ask you this as a republican strategist yourself and

so i think that the odds are in the e.p.a.'s favor in the nearrm term to be able to instituteth this rule,nd then, certainly, it remains a little unclear what will happen, whether it willul mately be held up in court or not.>> >> nawaz: juliet eilperin of the "washington post." thank you so much for your time> >> thank you. >> >> woodruff: we resume our looko now at how prepared we are forie the nexuenza pandemic.no not the seasonal flu, whosest strains emerge every ar and weta take a flu shot to prevent. public health officials are watching bird and swinepo populations f the flu we can't predict-- looking for theprvi viruses we've never seen, and have vaccines against. alliam brangham reports for our regular coveragebout thedi "leading edge" of science, technology and medicine.>> >> brangham: at this county fair in northern ohio, young peopleco come to show off and sell thean animals they've raised. t sold!>> >> brangham: bu. andrew bowman is here for a much different rson-- he's looking for the first rumblings of a potential

people he's put in at the e.p.a. i'm talking about the people in places like west virginia a state that i was actually born and raised in where the coal industry is pretty much dead these people have believed president trumps lies that he will bring back coal jobs frankly you know he would do better if he went there and he said i have a plan to bring renewables here and to talk about how we can create jobs that rely on renewable energy and let's talk.

the e.p.a. administrator saidda today the rule will hopefully "intent "se clean coa this has been a signature promise of president trump, too. but the industry has be in decline. what do we know about the impact this new rule could have on coal? >>ould keep some agingco coal-fired power plants operating. a real differencebe between the previous proposal amoni the obama adration that really outlined that no existing coal plant couldteet standards of what it wasgo going to set over time. so you definitely could havet individuales and individual utilities who can make upgrades and keep coal-fired plants operating for longer, and ites doesn't compel the kind of fuel switching that was the hallmark of the obama plan, whereyoure really had directive from thefe federal government to switch over to whether it was natural gas, wind, solar, or other form, of, in.>> >> nawaz: juliette, it's worth pointing os that part of t was meant to bolster the coalin industry. that industry has been in decline, though.

the woman who headed the e.p.a. then, christine todd whitman, defended that declaration six years later-- pointing to a lack of information. >> i do not recall any e.p.a. expert or scientist responsible for reviewing this data ever advising mthat the test data from lower manhattan showed that the air or water proposed long- term health risks for the general public. ob reporter: soon the longtime health risks werous, as respiratory illness and cancer appeared in thousands of responders. congress first set up a temporary fund, but did not take long term action until 2011. that is when the james zadroga act became law. c med for an n.y.p.d. officer who died from toposure, it set up two funds. one for the health care of 9/11 workers and another to compensate them. many were no longer able to work full time. it did not pass easily, but did pass. th care benefits of the bill are not at risk. they remain through 2090. the issue is the multibillion- dollar compensation fund, in use two problems: congress set it to expire ne

no one else will present than call the e.p.a. chief. a former coal industry lobbyist said fossil fuels will remain an important part of the u.s. energy mix environmentalists are polled they fear the new rules will lead to increases rather than cuts in carbon emissions they see if it free for the big polluters. under obama's clean power plant in 2015 c o 2 emissions were forecast a full 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2005. the u.s. is deeply divided on climate policy coal mining regions hope to keep their jobs environmentalists are worried about climate change the state of new york has already announced it will file a lawsuit against trump's new energy plan. facebook's plan to introduce its own digital currency called libra is facing a backlash and not just from anyone the g 7 the group of the 7 leading a condom ease of giving the plan the thumbs down french finance minister bruno lemaire insists that only governments can issue sovereign currencies yes central banks from the group to deliver a report on the facebook plan by mid july. cou

no one else will present than call the e.p.a. chief andrew wheeler a former coal industry lobbyist said fossil fuels will remain an important part of the u.s. energy mix environmentalists are polled they fear the new rules will lead to increases rather than cuts in carbon emissions they see if it truly for the big polluters. under obama's clean power plan in 2015 c o 2 emissions were forecast a full 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2005. the u.s. is deeply divided on climate policy coal mining regions hope to keep their jobs environmentalists are worried about climate change the state of new york has already announced it will file a lawsuit against trump's new energy plan. well it's been more than 15 years since the concorde left the world's skies forever since then there has been much talk about whether or not we could ever see a return to supersonic commercial flight at the paris air show one company is showing how it plans to bring about just that boom supersonic says it's close to building the world's fastest ever passenger jet

president down there this has just been forming the last year and probably different from here in my e.p.a.'s measurement is flipped it over 20 meters. on this like 600 to meet that thick ice here so the heat has been melting very safe place here and has been dropping down you know for for the 1st year. is definitely going on and we have like every day there are earthquakes here but small but every few weeks we have like 3 rick that earthquakes you know. is trembling going on in the mountain for the last year like every day before that for many years you did not say it was a big nuisance of any kind of earthquake yet but that was like every every day and i very few weeks quite big earthquakes that many times we've been feeling bass earthquakes down in the farms and the whole thirsty of the loaf but. when will an as a volcano erupt nobody knows but the iceland as a making careful preparations. when the volcano erupted in 2010 it was on the news for days the ash cloud reached a height of almost 10 kilometers if he. were to erupt as violently is it did in the 14th century experts expected to

you see their connection, whether it's e.p.a., interior, you name the list. there is so much connection -- i don't want to paint everyone with the same brush, but to special interests. i paint that. this whole issue of this revolving door and something that has to be looked into. in the inclusion and that is an important value -- >> the house was in this morning and most people said congress doesn't get work done, nothing happens. you have the grave yard here. the public doesn't think congress gets thing in. the defense markup was kuwait late this morning. ploys pelosi 7:00 this morning. reporter: why are they opposed to a cola increase? ms. pelosi: look, we have a president who is ignoring the law, not honoring his oath of office. not honoring the office that he holds. we have funding challenge that we have, which is something that must be done by the end of the fiscal year. we must pass the appropriations bills. i'm an appropriator. as i have said to you, the appropriation in a bipartisan way can reach solutions and having fights of the debt ceiling and tra

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environmental protection agency and the european food safety authority have declined to do the same but the e.p.a. and the f.s.a. relied on information provided by researchers linked to the industry and considered studies provided by the industry that were not peer reviewed or made public so again you have this. you know you have this profit at any costs no matter what the socialized risk remember that the risk 7 socialized to the general population the top one percent these corporations is multinationals and wall street never take any risk they're given free money they're given free intellectual property rights no matter what the cost is to the. population so here they're bloomberg is asking why aren't the regulators doing anything to know we have of course the cigarette of history knew the cancerous the energy industry knew of the ecological damage they were doing and g.m.o. seed industry knows the life of say risk and this ties to carson carcinogenic poisoning cancer etc and it's an economy that's built on for the without the regulators doing their regulating without them without them in the p

now director of harvard's center for climate health and global environment previously head of the e.p.a. in the obama administration says that no less then the future of our kids and our country is at stake we do not have the cleanest air and we have not crossed the finish line when it comes to pollution president trump claims the opposite saying earlier this month in ireland we have the cleanest air in the world in the united states and it's gotten better since i'm president who is right let's ask donal levels professor of atmospheric science and presidential fellow at the university of illinois professor welcome. yes thank you for inviting me if our air quality had been improving until lately what has changed what went wrong. well there's been a large emphasis on increasing the burning of fossil fuels and that is a major contributor to. not only to climate change but also to air quality they really going to have hand in hand and that that's one aspect in the other aspect is that under this administration the environmental protection agency has been aiming at reducing the emission cont

want to share with you the words of president richard nixon, who is credited with the creation of the e.p.a. here is what he had to say about our environment. president nixon: in the next 10 years, we shall increase our wealth by 50%. the profound question is, does this mean we will be 50% richer in a real sense, 50% better off, 50% happier, or does it mean that in the year 1980, the president, standing in this place, will look back on a decade in which 70% of our people lived in metropolitan areas choked by traffic, suffocated by smog, poisoned by water, deafened by noise and terrorized by crime? these are not the great questions that concern world leaders at summit conferences, but people do not live at the summit. they live in the foothills of everyday experience, and it is time for all of us to concern ourselves with the way real people live in real life. the great question of the 1970's is, shall we surrender to our surroundings or shall we make our peace with nature and begin to make reparations for the damage we have done to our air, to our land, and to our water? >> from a state of