i didn't make that up — that's the environment agency data.biggest sources of pollution is the water industry. they're then filling... pretty much every river in the country is now contaminated with sewage to some degree. they're saying that these are sewage overflows that are required because the system is flooding and they need to clear the water out. that's basically their argument, isn't it? and it's also an argument that verily handily overlooks the fact that this country was taken to the european court ofjustice in 2012, because curiously enough there's quite an extensive bit of legislation about water companies and how and when they may be allowed to dump sewage into rivers. and the european court ofjustice ruled that what's going on in this country is illegal and sewage overflows should only ever be used in exceptional situations. so we now know that last year they spent 3.1 million hours on 400,000 separate occasions. is anything remotely exceptional about any of that? 3.1 million hours, 400,000 separate occasions. correct. we're now

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i didn't make that up, that's the environment agency data. truth is, one of the biggest sources of that pollution is the water industry. they're then filling pretty much every river in the country is now contaminated with sewage, to some degree or other. now, they're saying that they have to... that these are sewage overflows... yep. ..that are required because, you know, the system's flooding and they need to clear the water out, that's basically their argument, isn't it? and it's also an argument that very handily overlooks the fact that this country was taken to the european court ofjustice in 2012, and the european court ofjustice ruled that what's going on in this country is illegal and that sewage overflows should only ever be used in exceptional situations. in november, the environment agency announced a major investigation into 2,000 sewage works in england, a triumph for feargal and britain's other river campaigners. and now, he's got a new target in his sights. the truth is, the biggest polluter in this country is actually agricultu

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she's a senior economist at the german environment agency. and she said that, that the proposals contradict the very purpose of the green deal and the taxonomy, the conditions under which both technologies, nuclear and gas, theirs are to be included are far from ensuring that we reach the parish claim. it targets. and do no significant harm to the environment. so this is the deter. oh and some of the reaction i think that's important, but also the timing of this, matthew, it was published at midnight on the 31st of december told me is that normal and not, not normal at midnight? exactly. it's kind of acidic, might say it's a good time to very bad news in the austrian claimant. minister certainly think so she said it was kind of done under the cover of darkness and said that that actually the timing kind of revealed. the commission was unconvinced by the proposals and one of the experts on who's on this panel advising the commission told me that he felt that the timing was unreasonable. it was disrespectful. and on the content he said the prop

european council on these rules. astrid mattie, who's a senior economist, that the, the german environment agency went on link 10 and said, we can see it here. if we bring up. she said that the rules, the plan would contradict the very purpose of the green deal. and the taxonomy, the conditions under which both technologies thus gas and nuclear are to be included are far from ensuring that we reached the parish climate targets and do no significant harm to the environment. right? so some context them some reaction there as well. i'm interested in the timing, it was published at midnight, the 31st of december. that's not where you go when you want something to be widely discussed. is that a normal time to release such information? well, i wouldn't say so. i mean, acidic might say i re good time to very bad news and the austrian climate minister said the decision to release that proposal under the cover of darkness quote, showed the commission was really on convinced by the proposals. but the panel of experts who know has to, who have got 12 days to look at this, i spoke to one of them today and he

i didn't make that up — that is the environment agency data.he water industry. pretty much every river in the country is now contaminated with sewage to some degree or other. now, they are saying these are sewage overflows. so they are required, because the system is flooding and they need to clear the water out. that is basically their argument. and it is also an argument that very handily overlooks the fact that this country was taken to the european court ofjustice in 2012 and the european court ofjustice ruled what is going on in this country is illegal. and that sewage overflows should only ever be used in exceptional situations. so we now know that last year they spent 3.1 million hours on 400,000 separate occasions. is there anything remotely exceptional about any of that? in november, the environment agency announced a major investigation into 2000 sewage works in england. a triumph for feargal sharkey and britain's other river campaigners. and now he's got a new target in his sights. the truth is the biggest polluter in this country is

an assessment by the environment agency said that the uk was not yet ready for the impact of climatehange. in october, a street in cardiff became a dangerous river after a massive downpour. there was a similar scene in newcastle after torrential rain there. in america, europe, south america and siberia, there were raging wildfires. the biggest shock came in germany injuly as a surge of water tore through communities. 200 people were killed. the weather events that we saw in europe this summer could happen here in england, and we need to be ready. to save lives. we need to recognise that it's adapt or die. chanting: stop deforestation... young people were involved in protests across the world, as they have the most to lose if we fail to get the impact of climate change under control. they're also the ones that can fix the problem. 5,000 of them were involved in a scheme to understand and help solve the environmental crisis. we want to know how clean the air is in our school. we're measuring plants to see how they're growing outside. we've been learning about worms. - this is mustard p

river crossing the border between england and wales and it has proven impossible to get the environment agency, and natural resources wales, even to begin planning, to clean up the river. will the prime minister press those agencies to come to the table and will he ask ministers look at the idea of a new national river recovery fund using fines paid by the water companies so it can clean them property once and for all. >> and the prime minister will visit the area, to take this matter as seriously as the government is. >> the prime minister will know many families are struggling with increased cost of living and in northern ireland it is compounded by protocol, the increase of bringing goods from great britain to northern ireland. it is costing business 2.5 million pounds, 1 billion pounds a year. and leveling up. for the uk internal market. >> the indignation of the right honorable gentleman, and never thought we negotiated with 200 businesses supplying northern ireland, christmas cards are being surcharged and the eu is implementing this and we need to sort it out and support what he's sayin

crosses the border between england and wales, but so far it has proven impossible to get the environment agency, natural england, and natural resources wales, even to begin planning a single long-term strategy to clean up the river. will the prime minister press those agencies now and the welsh government at last to come to the table, and will he ask ministers to look at the idea of a new national rivers recovery fund using fines paid to water companies so it can clean the rivers up properly once and for all? prime min. johnson: mr. speaker, i had a memorable swim myself about 5:00 in the morning. it tasted like nectar. i understand the problem he raises. it is important that our beautiful rivers should be clean as well, and my honorable friend, the environment minister, will be visiting the area shortly with or without his swimming trunks. and we are urging the welsh government to take this as seriously as our government did. >> thank you, mr. speaker. prime minister will know that many families across the united kingdom are struggling with the increased cost of rising energy costs, but in nor

well, the environment agency could have access to the data, but they choose not to.roblem. and i've shown many examples where you need the detail to actually get the suspicion, so that means that many spills that are illegal are just passing by the environment agency. the environment agency says their major investigation into possible unauthorised spills at thousands of sewage treatment works is ongoing. on a bank of the river tame at denton near stockport are chris and alan. they say fishing here is a way to escape the stress of everyday life. they care passionately about the river, and it's distressing to them to see the mess that gets left behind when untreated sewage makes its way into the river. what do you make of the condition of this river? it's absolutely disgusting. the sanitary towels, we've done raking, with a rake, throwing it in to remove what's on the bottom. and we're finding these on a regular occurrence. i've probably removed, this year alone, probably 20 or 30 bags of these. peter hammond's report shows that two of the treatment works that feed int

campaigners celebrated last november when the environment agency announced it would investigate the illegalor source of river pollution is from agriculture, with the wye one of those badly affected — and it's potentially an even tougher issue to tackle. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been to the river wye to find out more. angela jones is known as the wild woman of the wye. oh, it's me. it's in my veins. i feel like a guardian of this river. she has been swimming in the river virtually every day for more than 30 years and she has witnessed some shocking changes. we used to have a beautiful water crowfoot plant that used to blanket huge sections of this wye. and now, there's nothing. this river, which is supposed to be the nation's favourite river, is literally being used as an open sewer. sewage released from treatment plants is a big issue. absolutely disgusting. it smells foul. but the biggest problem is actually pollution from agriculture. there has been a massive increase in the number of chickens being farmed for meat and eggs in the wye valley. huge new sheds have been put up

an assessment by the environment agency said that the uk was not yet ready for the impact of climater torrential rain there. in america, europe, south america and siberia, there were raging wildfires. the biggest shock came in germany injuly as a surge of water tore through communities. 200 people were killed. the weather events that we saw in europe this summer could happen here in england, and we need to be ready.

coming out of the pipe it is completely unacceptable, and if it is found to be illegal, the environment agencyt out of hell" which was released in 1977 is one of the best—selling albums of all time. his family announced the news on facebook, and said their hearts are broken. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito reports. # like a bat out of hell, i'll be gone when the morning comes...# meat loaf. bat out of hell. a sweat—drenched rock and roll epic that turned marvin lee aday into one of the biggest selling rock stars in the world. there have been many tributes, among them cher, who sang with him on dead ringer for love, bonnie tyler, and from i'd do anything for love, lorraine crosby. we just gelled. and obviously that's why the song went the way it did. and so every time i think of meat loaf, i think about being in the studio with him. # i would do anything for love # i'd never lie to you, and that's a fact...# you just knew. you knew it was going to be great, you know. i'm sorry, i'm getting... you just knew instinctively that the album was going to be huge. born in dallas, his mother was a

i didn't make that up, that is the environment agency data.ed in exceptional situations. so we now know that last year they spent 3.1 million hours on 400,000 separate occasions. is anything remotely exceptional about any of that? 3.1 million hours, 400,000 separate occasions? correct. we are now beginning to think that is a gross underestimation of what is going on. to such an extent thatjust three weeks ago defra, the environment agency, and ofwat have now announced a major investigation into the operation of 2000 sewage works in england. now, that is a triumph for campaigners like yourself. it's notjust you, is it? there's an army of anglers, environmentalists and other campaigners who have been saying we need to get on top of it. feargal says his experience of the troubles explains a lot about his direct approach to campaigning. i've watched plumbers and electricians and schoolteachers bring down the government in northern ireland in the 19705. so, of course you can. why not? they are doing the wrong thing — well, let's go and fix it. simp

looking in detail what the treatment works are doing, and he feels the environment agency haveon today we do not expect a breakthrough at these negotiations either. we are all of as equally committed to the _ we are all of as equally committed to the path of diplomacy and dialogue to try to resolve our differences. meat loaf, the us rock star whose hits include bat out of hell and i would do anything for love, has died at the age of 74. he sold more than 100 million albums across a six decade career. a £1 billion shortfall in uk state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded a shameful shambles by a committee of mps. thames water has launched an investigation, after footage emerged showing what looks like untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames in 0xfordshire. adele has postponed her entire las vegas residency, just 24 hours before opening night. the singer posted a tearful apology online, saying covid cases and delivery delays had caused major problems. a damaging conversation which was apparently secretly recorded between conservative mp

coming out of the pipe, it is completely unacceptable, and if it is found to be illegal, the environment agencyents and also by the health board to give them its sincere apologise. the error was identified when it was noticed some women had not been recalled for appointments as often as they should have. that prompted a review of the entire programme, all 5,500 women. nhs lothian is very keen to highlight this is entirely separate from the normal breast—screening programme of all women aged 50 to 70 and this has not been affected. they�*re now looking into the error. the say they will make sure this does not happen again. breaking news from yemen were aid agencies say that dozens, if not hundreds of people, have been killed and many more wounded, in an air strike. these are the latest pictures that we have, showing the destruction of what is a prison in a rebel stronghold which is in the northern part of yemen. it was an air strike that was said to have been made by the saudi coalition, the saudi led coalition, on this detention centre. the medical charity medecins sans frontieres says the casu

oil provider repsol is denying responsibility while environment agencies here pursue it.s. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust. this painting captures him now, at the age of 93. the style is realistic, almost photographic. his right hand rests on his left arm, the arm that bears the number he was marked with at auschwitz. creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair! yeah, that was a while ago. we had like, three virtual sittings. how do you feel like, arek? how do you feel? 0k. it was a very challenging experience. your book... oh, yes. months later, came a real life meet—up, as arek shared his story. that was our first camp. 11 years old, i was, 11 years old. that's auschwitz, yeah. and it's where we got our number on the arm. these are children who survived at aus

the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team,the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to do, es

and of what to properly— environment agency and of what to properly safeguard and protect theators can start enforcing the legislation that has been _ enforcing the legislation that has been in _ enforcing the legislation that has been in place for 30 years and the biggest _ been in place for 30 years and the biggest thing, because here is the thing. _ biggest thing, because here is the thing, these rivers are simply a proxy— thing, these rivers are simply a proxy for— thing, these rivers are simply a proxy for an approach overall as a nation _ proxy for an approach overall as a nation to— proxy for an approach overall as a nation to the environment. what we need _ nation to the environment. what we need right— nation to the environment. what we need right now more than ever is leadership, — need right now more than ever is leadership, politicalvision, a need right now more than ever is leadership, political vision, a will and determination and ambition to deliver— and determination and ambition to deliver on— and determination and ambition to deliver on what is existing withi

the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team,hools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to do, especial

campaigners celebrated last november when the environment agency announced it would be investigating virtually every day for more than 30 years and she has witnessed some shocking changes. we used to have a beautiful water crowfoot plant that used to blanket huge sections of this wye. and now, there's nothing. she knows what the problem is. you taste and you see, as you're going through certain sections, the pollution. the thickness of the water and the green algae and there is no light going in there. and you see the brown, thick slime on the stones below the surface. and that's a new thing? oh, it's all new. yeah, five years ago, you would have hardly seen any of that. and now, this river, which is supposed to be the nation's favourite river, is literally being used as an open sewer. sewage released from treatment plants is a big issue. absolutely disgusting. it smells foul. but the biggest problem is actually pollution from agriculture. there has been a massive increase in the number of chickens being farmed for meat and eggs in the wye valley. huge new sheds have been put up to h

b agency, responsible for guarding our environment. couldn't and whisk deputy director, gary clark away fast enough for mar mike vassal. and we can set something up please . oh, you haven't. we've tried to reach you for 3 or 4 days and you don't return our call . and you are avoiding this, again, i just don't understand why you don't want to say we made in the same knowledge to know that i was chuckling about 1st of all. mm hm. and aside from local politicians in mining areas, they spend a lot of lobbying over $480000.00 at ballard partners over $830000.00 on a lobbyist that has one person and they reach out and get people at the state level that can deregulate enriques, that's a great example. after removing $700000000.00 worth of protection money for florida waterways, he then guided the entire f t p replacing it with lobbyists and corporate insiders . that normally worked on getting the permits for mosaic and other corporations. he shrank the permitting process from 44 days down to 2 days, got ordered, his new staff quote, where non

crosses the border between england and wales but, so far, it has proven impossible to get the environment agencyer, i had memorable swim in the river wye i memorable swim in the river wye myself at around five o'clock in the morning once and it tasted like nectar, but i understand the problems he raises. it is very important our beautiful rivers should be clean and my honourable friend the environment minister will be visiting the area shortly, with or without his swimming trunks and i know that we are urging the welsh government to take this matter as seriously as this government does. so jeffrey donaldson. seriously as this government does. sojeffrey donaldson. the seriously as this government does. so jeffrey donaldson.— so jeffrey donaldson. the prime minister will _ so jeffrey donaldson. the prime minister will know _ so jeffrey donaldson. the prime minister will know that - so jeffrey donaldson. the prime minister will know that many i minister will know that many families across the united kingdom are struggling with the increased cost of living and rising energy costs, but, in northern i

casualties yet, just because we count them safe, they are not particularly in any safe environment at the moment. and are aid agenciesng from australia and new zealand and that there is an assessment to see how much aid we will need, but i will also have to add in the tongan communities outside of tonga that are moving with their own gofundme pages and collecting things that they may need and are getting ready to send it themselves. because i presume the clean—up, the clear up operation is going to take many months and certain livelihoods will have been destroyed. definitely. they have started cleaning up. even though stores have to open for everyone to restock and everything, no one is working other than essential workers. everyone else has been advised to stay home and try and clean up as much as they can, carefully and with protection because of the air, but they are advised to clean up as much as they can. though we have all gone through the clean—ups after a cyclone, this is definitely a little different. hopefully it won't take as long as a few months but then again, tonga is known to be full of resilient peopl

environment. i am pleased the infrastructure legislation included much-needed resources for some of our most pressing issues and i am excited to hear about administrator regan's plans for his agencyworking with us to protect the environment as well as implementing legislation. please welcome the epa administrator and pretty good basketball player michael regan. [applause] administrator regan: good morning and happy new year. i am excited to be here. mayer, thank you for that introduction and for your leadership. -- mayor, thank you for that introduction and for your leadership. we have a lot of work to do together and time is of the essence. we laid a very strong foundation in 2021, especially the degree of agency rebuilding we needed to do at epa. i am proud of what we have accomplished, from tackling climate change to working towards rebuilding trust with underserved communities, to strengthening our water infrastructure. but we have only begun to scratch the surface. we have a long way to go to truly building a better america, so we are going to keep the pedal to the metal in 2022. i firmly believe that our success in confronting the biggest environmental challenges of our tim

environment. i am pleased the infrastructure legislation included much-needed resources for some of our most pressing issues and i am excited to hear about administrator regan's plans for his agencyworking with us to protect the environment as well as implementing legislation. please welcome the epa administrator and pretty good basketball player michael regan. [applause] administrator regan: good morning and happy new year. i am excited to be here. mayer, thank you for that introduction and for your leadership. -- mayor, thank you for that introduction and for your leadership. we have a lot of work to do together and time is of the essence. we laid a very strong foundation in 2021, especially the degree of agency rebuilding we needed to do at epa. i am proud of what we have accomplished, from tackling climate change to working towards rebuilding trust with underserved communities, to strengthening our water infrastructure. but we have only begun to scratch the surface. we have a long way to go to truly building a better america, so we are going to keep the pedal to the metal in 2022. i firmly believe that our success in confronting the biggest environmental challenges of our tim

silver jackets with a team collaborates among many federal, regional agencies collated by the d.c. department of environment u.s. corps ofu. engineers and the national parkk service. as an enacted member of the silver jacket. 2006 there was significant in the area. an various actions were taken. in the area implemented during a study identified under national mall, and the time of the impact of flooding. in 2018 they engaged a strategy and identify barriers to a systemwide solution mentioned including the lack of authority and funding and financing of projects. many feel this way integrated in terms of governance and policies and comprehensive solution that serve multiple purposes. despite efforts so far for a single agency that has authority he needed to manage and implement that project in federal triangle. fault not only under emergency management but land use and many other d.c. agencies. individuals with systemwide solutions required to manage the complexity in that area affording the opportunity to speak with you today. and i look forward too answering any questions you may have it. >> thank you, and

environment and the climate protection indicator and frequency that is expected has multiple initiatives in the collaboration to enhance climate resilience. established it coordinates and collaborates on many agencies culminated by the department of energy environment. the 2006 flood in the area several studies were conducted and implemented with the authority. the stormwater drain study identified the national mall and in 2018 the strategy and areas including the lack of ownership and authority and financing of projects. the collective in terms of the policy and the comprehensive solution despite the multiple effortss thus far for a single agency to manage and implement at risk. many fall under management, [inaudible] to manage the complexity of flooding in the area. it's a pleasureu to speak with you today and i look forward to answering any questions that you may have. thank you to all three of the witnesses for their excellent testimony. now is the time members can pose questions. i will turn first to the ranking member mr. davis for questions that he may have. >> thank you madam chair. i would like to start. thanks for being here today. the article by "the new york times" saving history with s

and our aten safe environment at the moment. and our agency is — safe environment at the moment. _ destroyed? yes, definitely. they have started cleaning up. - destroyed? yes, definitely. they have started cleaning up. even l destroyed? yes, definitely. they - have started cleaning up. even those stores have to open for people to restock and everything. no one is working other than essential workers. everyone else has been advised to stay at home and try to clean up as much as they can. carefully, and with protection, because of the air, but they are advised to try and clean up as much as they can. we have all gone through the clean—ups after a cyclone. this is definitely a little different, so hopefully it won't take as long as a few months, but then again, tonga is full of resilient people, so we're hoping they will push to this and that it will come to this and that it will come through nicely. thank you very much indeed for joining us on bbc news. from today, people in england with coronavirus can end their isolation after five full days, providing they test negative on days f

agencies. i think because it is unique environment where we live together, eat together, run calls together forhe l.a. city fire department i've had a handful of issues but how i dealt with them was at a low level, very candid conversation with the individual where they stepped out of line or were inappropriate. so i had the skill set. i want to make sure i pass that on to everybody. more importantly just taking an approach and drawing the line in the sand with regard to how we'll treat one another in the work environment. obviously provide the training but more importantly the, to ent twine how we'll treat one another in the fire station. >> what would be your first move if you get this position? >> the first move for me is just to get out there and talk to our members. i'm going to utilize the assessment that we have as a road map but it is important that our members see me out there, that i can connect with them, bring my command staff along, and really set a path forward, a path that we can sustain so that it's just not here and now, that we can actually address any issues for a long-term s

environment for the president. he has other very large regulatory ambitions for other federal agencies. decision by the court yesterday, a setback for the regulatory plans of other agencies because the court has made clear it doesn't believe regulatory agencies, administrative agencies should be making huge policy changes and less congress give them clear authority to do so. there could be a blessing for the president because one way to get workers back and keep the economy going the way it had been was to avoid unnecessary regulations, yesterday's decision makes that harder for the president and could be a blessing in disguise. ashley: it could be. how concerned are you about the supply chain and the impact it is having on businesses and labor? business owners having to pay more for their goods and more for the workers they can keep. >> when i talked to employers about the challenges, it has been understanding these osha requirements and there will be new questions. that has been a challenge and of course bringing workers back, many companies particularly the transportation sector, fea

why decisions like those are not just made within the fbi but they are taken into an inter agency environment for final determination of what makes the most sense. i think it's also really important to remember that those decryptor keys that you're referring to were developed and coded by safe harbored criminals. in this case we took an extensive process to develop a safe and effective way to deploy that decryptor key to the victims of kaseya. obviously simply grabbing malware that's been coded by criminals in russia and deploying it on u.s. infrastructure would not be a wise decision, and those things take time to get right. we repeatedly tested that decryptor in different environments because an even worse case scenario for us was providing criminal generated decryptor keys to victims that introduced new vulnerabilities and backdoors into u.s. infrastructure. rep. comer: did the fbi conduct any estimates as to how much money was lost by the hundreds of institutions due to the bureau's decision to withhold the digital encryptor key? mr. vorndran: i'm not prepared to answer that question toda

agency getting closer to a more nonpartisan environment that you described, particularly all the factorsyou described and in an increasingly politicized and divisive environment? >> advancement should be a meritocracy and it should beware we are selecting people who contribute and are inclusive the different point of view with thoughts and different backgrounds and perspectives of such like that. i never sends partisanship in the agency really prior even to the trump administration. you just never knew what political party people part of. people would criticize operations are issues for being that's a dumb or they don't really understand what were doing out in the field. i did see an enabling, more partisanship in terms of people projecting more of their views, and hopefully not projecting their views in a way that influenced what we were doing. what was most partisan of all was the nature of the most senior leadership that led us across republican and democratic, republican and democratic administrations, had we please those in the white house? what can we say or not say? i saw that und

agencies in the d.c. department of energy environment and the army corps of engineers national park service, and thus. in 2006 flood, there is mitigating floods in the areas studies conducted various actions were taken the area specifically to the facility. this identified this -- [inaudible] on the national mall tunnels for this type of flooding. in 2018, we have a strategy and identified barriers that i mentioned including lack of authority and funding and financing of projects. one thing in particular with this requires innovative approaches in terms of governance development policies and comprehensive solutions. despite logical efforts thus far or a single agency or a body that has authority needed manage and implement projects in the triangle. strongno water and another progm in d.c. agencies. these are required in this complexity of flooding in the area. thanks again for the opportunity to speak with you today and i look forward to answering any questions you mayi have. >> thank you thanks to three of our witnesses for their excellent testimony. now is the time when the members of the committee

the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team,the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesson plans or student fact sheets, teachers can use them and we've had great feedback. we have helped public and private schools in san francisco increase their waste use and students are working hard to sort waste at the end of the lunch and understand the power of reusing, reducing, recycling and composting. >> great job. >> i've been with the department for 15 years and an environmental educator for more than 23 years and i'm grateful for the work that i get to do, es

reported just yesterday this is an agency which is not an environmental agency that peaked fossil fuel production we need a good environmentin a way that doesn't hurt people are communities and then 20 or 30 years to have a healthy golf as well as greenhouse gases with the greenhouse gas emissions and missing the target of getting to net zero. >> thank you at the same entity that says what the largest decrease of greenhouse gas and energy history we need to build on our successes thank you and i yield back. >> thank you representative graves that's a very engaging discussion and a very important discussion and i think the witnesses for their valuable testimony and all the members for their questions the members of the committee may have additional questions for the witnesses and we will ask you to respond to them in writing members of the committee must submit witness questions within three business days following the hearing the record will be kept open for ten business days if there is no further business. >> mr. chair i just want to commend you for holding this hearing we did go over a little bit but those were importan

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