the new environmental protection agency. w, 50 years later, our country is clear because of these efforts by president nixon and the environmental protection agency. i remember when i played football just down the street in corona california, i could not see the goalpost on the other side of the field in those days. that time is over. the air quality is much improved, the air is much cleaner than it was decades ago because much of the efforts of the epa. the epa's focus on our air and water quality is its core mission. yet over the past 50 years the agency has expanded beyond the core mission. it has become bureaucratic and burdensome which negatively impacts economic growth rate over the last years the obama administration i served as the chairman of the appropriations subcommittee responsible for the epa. during those years i found myself constantly reminded that the administration doesn't take, reminded mr. race and it doesn't take a bigger bureaucracy to clean up our environment correct taxol is a much better spent replac

on-demand at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. , remarks from environmental protection agency administrator andrew wheeler, on the role of the federal government in environmental policy. we hear about the clean air and clean water acts as well as the trump administration's efforts to clean up superfund sites and promote the drinking water. this is hosted by the american enterprise institute. it is about one hour. adam: i am adam white, resident scholar here at the american enterprise institute. it is my pleasure to welcome you and also welcome our featured administrator of the environmental protection agency, andrew wheeler. this year marks the 50th anniversary of president nixon's creation of the epa. it epitomizes challenges of expertise and democrat accountability, regulatory responsiveness on the rule of law, government power and cutvidual ready, and also -- individual liberty, and also conservation. to discuss, i am pleased to be joined by administrator wheeler. we will offer some opening remarks and then i will have some questions. too, as youwest and can see on our even

chance of fighting me i will continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. narrow dispatched the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through and erected settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1905. critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest.

the administrator of the united states environmental protection agency andrew wheeler, this marks the fiftieth anniversary of president nixon's creation of the epa. the epa's work he paralyzes the challenges of modern administration, challenges of expertise and democrat accountability, regulatory responses, rules of law, government power and conservation and innovation, discuss the epa's mission, it's record in the road ahead, opening remarks and have some questions. you can have questions on the event page and our youtube page. by email to elaine.alan.epa.org. welcome. >> thank you for inviting me to be here today. i provide reflections of the past 50 years of the environmental protection agency and layout plans for its future. today i would like to explain based on what we accomplished over the last few years. it is incontrovertible that today the environment is in better shape under donald trump and we found it. since 2017 air pollution has fallen 7%. last year epa delisted 27 sites, the most in a single year since 2001. and 27 sites this year. and clean water infrastructure suppor

tonight 20 states including california are suing the environmental protection agency over its rollback of methane emission sanders for oil and gas production last month, the epa formally rescinded obama-era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. the epa also rolled back requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. the lawsuit claims these role black these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of climate change and harm public health. this lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn in the west and the midwest. >>and mercedes-benz parent company has agreed to pay one and a half billion dollars to the u.s. government and california state regulators to resolve allegations of emissions cheating officials say automaker dime-ler agee violated environmental laws by using so-called defeat device software to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u.s. with diesel engines that did not comply with state and federal law. the settlement which includes civil penalties will also require dime-ler to f

the environmental protection agency relies on monitoring sites like this one in san francisco. >> there really placed in areas that are intended to be representative of typical conditions in an area. >> reporter: more than 2050 sites, the state agency california air resources board says it is collecting more information on air quality than ever before. stanford university director is using a combination of record for government monitors, and low-cost commercially available sensors. >> what we are tempted to do now is to have subjects carry personal pollution devices, to try to get a better estimate of what people are really being exposed to. >>> here's how they work. air gets drawn into this machine, then a network of computers inside the building does the rest. >> there is a filter that gets waited in one type of monitoring and the other type of monitor, that is positive on the filter, and then there is come you know, data continuation of those particles is measured by a sensor in the analyzer, that translates to masks. >> reporter: they cause tens of thousands of dollars, tackling par

environmental protection agency to begin testing for certain pfas in drinking water and issue a federal health advisory. but five years later, pfas chemicals are still not regulated. >> it's not regulated when it goes up into the air. it's not regulated when it gets dumped into the waste water. it's not regulated as a hazardous waste. >> reporter: as a result, manufacturers do not have to disclose if or how the chemicals are used. and there are thousands of them. >> i have to give federal epa an "f" because they're allowing all these things to be used in ways that is letting them accumulate in the environment and not doing the most basic stuff of identifying what they are and how you can msu >> federal guidance, state started stepping up. california started requiring testing of drinking water wells for pfas last year. 11 wells in the tri-valley area contained levels high enough to trigger notification to residents. two of them, well 8 and mocho 1 were among the 12 most pfas-contaminated water sources in the state, triggering a required response from local governments. >> the number one

chance of fighting me i will continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. narrow dispatched the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through it and erected settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1905. critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest. no no there will be no militarization of the rain forest we're just here in a logistical capacity for example our helicopters there used to battle the fires. it's likely after the fires agriculture here will expand including more fields for products like soybeans and meat bound for the european market that's why environmentalists are calling for e.u. laws that would protect brazil against further deforestation every day the flames reach further the area is in dire need of rain but none is expected for at least several weeks. the u.s. has announced plans to ban the use of the chinese own mobile apps to talk and we chat citing national security concerns downloading the apps in the u.s. will be blocked from sunday

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it is my pleasure to welcome you and also welcome our featured administrator of the environmental protection agencyer. this year marks the 50th anniversary of president nixon's creation of the epa. it epitomizes challenges of expertise and democrat accountability, regulatory responsiveness on the rule of

friendly energies he's appointed climate change deniers to several key positions such as environmental protection agency. his advantage thus far has been because of this krone mars voters' attention elsewhere these wildfires that could change that so it is a risky bet really and they're not showing signs of slowing down so we'll see how that strategy works out. thank you very much but over the. and president will also be presiding over a historic signing ceremony later today as 2 gulf arab states normalize relations with israel leaders of the united arab emirates and bahrain will join israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the white house lawn to ink the deal as the w.'s tanya trammell reports it also reshuffles the cards of power in the middle east. the 1st commercial flight from tel aviv to upper darby a long isolation period for israel and the region has ended until now it only has signed peace treaties with egypt and jordan in august israel normalize ties with the united arab emirates the hurricane followed a month later brokered by the u.s. it's cygnus change of alliances in the region for us

a chance fighting me i'll continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. bus a narrow dispatch the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through it and directed settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1905 critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest. they'll be no militarization of the rain forest just here in a logistical capacity for example our helicopters are used to battle the fires. it's likely that after the fires agriculture here will expand including more fields for products like soybeans and meat bound for the european market that's why environmentalist are calling for e.q. laws that would protect brazil against further deforestation every day the flames reach further and the area is in dire need of rain but none is expected for at least several weeks. let's cross to brazil where we join the journalist i'm meant to. stay to welcome it. and. for weeks despite the best efforts of the. us why. at 1st it's really dry here we have an extreme dry se

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friendly energies he's appointed climate change deniers to several key positions such as the environmental protection agency . his advantage thus far has been because of this corona mars voters' attention elsewhere these wildfires that could change that so it is a risky bet really and they're not showing any signs of slowing down so we'll see how that strategy works out as of thank you very much but over the. this is the w. news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you german chancellor last hailed the achievements of the central council of jews in germany 70 years since its founding at a ceremony marking marking its creation in berlin mouthfull said the organization had become a constituent posture of loss and joy but she was most concerned as well as the resurgence of racism and anti-semitism in the country today. you're watching the news live from by the entertainment business is coming up next . the law. to. kick off. this month is certain something is coming. this september for the kickoff of the in this league and. the breasts the nearness to player my surprises miller's. looking to

chance of fighting me i will continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. narrow dispatched the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through and erected settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1905. critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest. no no there will be no militarization of the rain forest we're just here in a logistical capacity for example our helicopters there used to battle the fires. it's likely after the fires agriculture here will expand including more fields for products like soybeans and meat bound for the european marc. it that's why environmentalists are calling for e.u. laws that would protect brazil against further deforestation every day the flames reach further the area is in dire need of rain but none is expected for at least several weeks. we have some football now and it's opening night for the bonus league season here in germany with champions byron hosting shell cup there will be no fans in attendance after a last minute de

chance of fighting me i will continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. also narrow dispatched the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through and erected settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1905. critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest. or no no there will be no militarization of the rain forest we're just here in a logistical capacity for example our helicopters there used to battle the fires. it's likely after the fires agriculture here will expand including more fields for products like soybeans and meat bound for the european market that's why environmentalists are calling for e.u. laws that would protect brazil against further deforestation every day the flames reach further the area is in dire need of rain but none is expected for at least several weeks. a 2nd look now at some more developments in the corona virus pandemic the world health organization says more than 170 countries have now signed up to its global vaccine plan countries

monday morning, environmental protection agency administrator andrew wheeler joins the american enterprise is cute for a discussion on the clean air and clean water act as well as the role of the federal government in environmental policy. watch live at 10:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. created by america's cable television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. presidential candidate joe biden spoke in philadelphia about the death of ruth bader ginsburg and how as president, he would handle the selection of supreme court justices. good afternoon. welcome to the nation's constitution center.

well 20 states, including california are suing the environmental protection agency over its rollback of methane emission standards for oil and gas production. so last month the epa formally rescinded obama-era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. the epa also rolled back requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. the lawsuit claims that these rollbacks would us accelerate the impact of climate change and also harm public health. now this lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn along the west and midwest and just you know we're grappling with that and the east prepares for hurricane center still heading that way as well. mercedes benz parent company has agreed to pay one and a half a billion dollars to the u.s. government and california state regulators to resolve allegations of emission cheating. so officials say automaker. dime-ler agee violated environmental laws by using so-called defeat. device software to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u.s. with digital diesel en

got that way in large part because of president richard nixon who in 1970 created the environmental protection agency and signed into law the clean air act. later this year, the epa will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. so today, it is an important opportunity for me as the epa's 15th administrator to celebrate the things that have worked well for this country's environment and look for ways to improve environmental outcomes. the clean air act and the clean water act, which were both enacted in nixon's first term have become the foundational environmental statutes to guide epa's mission to protect human health and the environment. epa'sthe early 1970's, job has been pretty straightforward, clean up america. the agency has done just that. lead gasoline and lead based paint were still in common use. asbestos was considered not dangerous. all three of those hazards are largely banned from commerce as well as hundreds of other dangerous chemicals and compounds. the epa 's mission has been straightforward. type human health and the environment. doing this ensures all americans regardless of their zip

environmental protection agency. a court has temporarily halted in e.p.a. rules that rescinded obama era standards for methane emissions from oil and gas rector's the change in the e.p.a. rule issued last month would allow an additional 450000 tons of methane and 120000 tons of volatile organic compounds and made it into the air over 10 year period think of the air quality issues this change could represent and the health issues associated with it for its part the e.p.a. has declined to comment on the policy saying the agency doesn't comment on pending litigation but the top administration is defending the changes because of the health and environmental risk posed by millions of abandoned oil and gas wells particularly for low income rule and minority communities already at high risk this is a cause for major concern environmental emergencies have been declared in various cities resulting in millions of dollars in settlements but is there really any money enough to cover the cost of health risk up to and including death warrant higher communities leaks from

population is because these are largely low income black people i sat and worked at the us environmental protection agency region which covers all of the midwestern states at the time we knew what was happening in the reports went out it was said but you know they did not want to push the state because the state was pushing back the state knew exactly what was going to happen this was before the crisis even occurred up to 5 years before the crisis occurred we knew what the water was looking like we knew the damage it would cause they just didn't care and that's the thing that gets me why you know maybe your experience there is it would help with this but like it to me it's like isn't the duty of someone in a position isn't it their duty to say you know what we have to push back these are people's lives like that to me that decision making is insane just because the state pushes back of lives we're talking it would be and you would be exactly correct if you e.p.a. did also have an historical context some relationships with these private sector companies as well i think we have to remember that and the admi

friendly energies he's appointed climate change deniers to several key positions such as environmental protection agency his advantage thus far has been because of this crown of ours voters' attention elsewhere these wildfires that could change that so it is a risky bet really and they're not showing any signs of slowing down so we'll see how that striving works out. thank you very much but over the things. the asian development bank says the region is in its 1st recession in 60 years the start nation is likely to set back efforts to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and it could get worse if the pandemic greg zone after months and lot hard basin is teetering on the brink suchi went was finally ready to welcome back. she'd even invested her savings on trying to prove. a restaurant but just when she thought she was back in business indonesia was again hit with a lot done. the modern set that we only just managed to survive the 1st round of large scale social restrictions and here comes another one. for no i'm just relieved that we are barely surviving but it will definitely cause an impa

chance of fighting me i will continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. also narrow dispatched the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through and erected settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1905. critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest. no no there will be no militarization of the rain forest we're just here in a logistical capacity for example our helicopters there used to battle the fires. it's likely after the fires agriculture here will expand including more fields for products like soybeans and meat bound for the european market that's why environmentalists are calling for e.u. laws that would protect brazil against further deforestation every day the flames reach further the area is in dire need of rain but none is expected for at least several weeks. let's cross to brazil where journalist material is in brazil's state and self single maty has fires in the pats in l. as well as the amazon rain forest have been burning for weeks why are

and the environmental protection agency, epa, monitors these. i recommend people go to their website and go to airnow.gov/aqi. you can see the air quality index in your area. i entered in my zip code and it tells you how dangerous the air quality is. so certainly patients who are at risk or those with any lung disease, asthma, copd, emphysema. obviously our elderly patients and the younger children as well. >> president trump is expected to hold an outdoor campaign rally today in reno, nevada. and that is a location that is also, you know, the sky has been darkened because of this dense smoke from these wildfires that have swept a good part of the west. if people are going to go to that rally, would wearing masks be enough with this kind of poor air quality? what are your overall concerns? >> you know, certainly wearing a mask is highly advised. i think this is going to have to be a personal decision for everyone, right. if i'm someone immune compromised or an elderly family member or young child, i would not be going. if you're healthy and othe

environmental protection agency to kill coronavirus on surfaces.after testing from a third party laboratory, the household cleaner was proven effective with a ten minute contact time on hard nonporous surfaces. it's parent company clorox said in a statement, that it hopes the new approval will increase access to disinfectants that can help prevent the spread of covid-19. >> have you started your holiday shopping? 71% of holiday shoppers plan to do most of their shopping online. that's up 51%. the top two reasonings for convenience and to avoid human interaction. that's the reason larry has been doing this all along. to avoid human interaction. >> yeah, across the board. i was prepandemic too. >> #truth. >>> just ahead the latest on those fires still burning across hey, my twitter is blowing up! dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. wow, i hear you. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99! i felt gross. it

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friendly energies he's appointed climate change deniers to several key positions such as the environmental protection agency . his advantage thus far has been because of this crown of ours. voters' attention elsewhere these wildfires that could change that so it is a risky bet really and they're not showing any signs of slowing down so we'll see how that strategy works out. thank you very much but over the dog. you're watching still to come is there life on venus scientists. could be the 1st signs of extraterrestrial life. neighboring province. but 1st the asian development bank says if the region is in its 1st recession in 60 is the nation is likely to set back efforts to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and it could get worse if the pandemic drexel. after months and. on the brink city went was finally ready to welcome back. she'd even invested her savings on trying to prove. a restaurant but just when she thought she was back in business indonesia was again hit with a lot done. that's the way of the modern set that we only just managed to survive the 1st round of large scale social restr

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january our conversation on climate change 20 states including california are suing the environmental protection agencyver its rollback of methane emissions standards for oil and gas production last month, the e p a formally rescinded the obama era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. the epa also rollback requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. the lawsuit claims that these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of climate change and harm public health. the lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn the west the midwest grapples with flooding and the east is preparing for more hurricane mercedes-benz parent company has agreed to pay one and a half billion dollars to the u.s. government and california state regulators. >>to resolve allegations of emission cheating officials say automaker dime-ler a g violated environmental laws by using so-called defeat device software to circumvent emission testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u.s. with diesel engines that did not comply with state and federal laws. the settlemen

the head of the environmental protection agency yesterday sent newsom a letter saying the plan raises all sorts of legal questions. he points out it would also increase the demand for electricity in the state that recently had rolling blackouts. supporters may counter the plans severely cutting the use of burning fossil fuels. they later accused the trump administration of trying to drive the country off a climate cliff. >>> an update on the north bay wildfires burning in wine country. a live look from calistoga which is under full evacuation orders right now. you can see the glass fire burning in the distance just beyond the trees there. the fires burned more than 36,000 acres, more than 100 structures have been destroyed and hundreds more are still in the path of the fire. some 80,000 people out of their homes this morning. >>> fires are having such a huge impact on animals as well. this is new video to show you a couple horses approaching a photojournalist. they nuzzled up at a home off calistoga road in santa rosa. no doubt saying, hey, buddy, get me out of here. such great person

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the color and the number both correspond to the environmental protection agency's index for air quality. a number around 100 indicates that the air may be unhealthy for those who are extra sensitive. a circle, that's colored orange means it's bad for people with preexisting conditions but once you hit one 50. the circle turns red meaning that the air quality is bad for everyone regardless of how healthy you are. and a 200. the caller turns purple and at that point there is so unhealthy everyone in the region should stay indoors. as much as possible which we're seeing is covering a big chunk of the east bay tonight. experts say prolonged exposure to this toxic air can have lasting impacts on our health and also increase the chances of catching the coronavirus as well start smoking increases the risk for lower respiratory tract infections. >>and given that we're in the middle of the pandemic i worry you look at exposure to this bear is increasing the risk of covid-19. >>so if you must go out doctors advise wearing an n 95 or surgical mask. if you have a cloth mask that you where you have

that have a number on top of them the color in the number of both correspond to the environmental protection agency's index for air quality. number 100 indicates that the air may be unhealthy for anyone who is extra sensitive. a circle, that's colored orange means bad for preexisting conditions but once you hit one 50. the circle turns red meaning the air quality is bad for everyone regardless of how healthy you are. and a 200 the caller turns purple but at that point the air is so unhealthy everyone in the region should stay indoors as much as possible as we're looking at the map right now at showing us the peninsula and we can see. parts of the peninsula in the south bay and even the east bay are covered in these red and purple dots saying that the air quality is really unhealthy anything above one 50 is just considered bad flat out. so think of it goes higher than that. what that's meaning for health. experts say prolonged exposure to this toxic air can have lasting and negative impacts on our health and also increases our chances of catching the coronavirus. >>because while star smoke increases t

look at this report from the us environmental protection agency in 2016. it says...just outside los angeles. it's burnt almost 5000 acres, or more than 2000 hectares. here's the latest update from authorities. it become apparent yesterday based on the activity going on, not only throughout southern california but throughout california at large the number of incidents that we are going to be challenged with the resources to make an aggressive attack not only through the afternoon but through last night. we really need you to pay attention to any instructions on evacuation as the fire is likely to move south towards six communities. we learnt yesterday that another fire in southern california was caused by a firework at a gender reveal party. this is soon—to—be parents gathering with friends and family to find out the sex of their baby, often in extravagant ways that then make their way onto social media. but some have gone wrong. in 2019, a woman was killed when a device meant to release pink or blue smoke exploded like a pipe bomb. and there was this video widely sha

well 20 states, including california are suing the environmental protection agency over its rollback of methane emission standards for oil and gas production. last month, the epa formally rescinded the obama-era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. now the epa also rolled back requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. the lawsuit claims that these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of climate change and of course harm public health. this lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn the west and midwest as a lot of communities are grappling with floods in the east coast prepares for hurricanes as well. >>it's 6.41 and still ahead on the kron 00:04am morning news, the smoke in the air. how bad is it for you and what doctors recommend you do after the break. ac transit is taking steps to protect riders from coronavirus what they're handing out to make you feel safe when you ride. >>and today will be a brighter day than what we have been seeing the past few days more and more sunshine but the low still hazy so don

continuing our conversation on climate change now 20 states including california are suing the environmental protection agencys rollback of methane emissions standards for oil and gas production. last month, the e p a formally rescinded obama-era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. the epa also rollback we require months that companies. with for detecting and repairing in companies have leaks they don't have to report it. the lawsuit claims that these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of climate change and harm public health. this lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn in the west, the midwest is grappling with flooding and the east coast is preparing for hurricane say these bands parent companies agreed to pay one and a half billion dollars to the u.s. government and california. >>to resolve allegations of emission cheating officials say automaker diner, a g. >>violated environmental laws by using so-called defeat device software to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u.s. with diesel engines tha

he has stopped to cut the environmental protection agency, $1.7 billion.e has sought to roll back the obama-era regulations to clean up coal-fired power plants, oil and gas, refineries, as well as the historic clean fuel standards that california pioneered. you want to look for real climate leadership for the rest of the country. ironically, look at california. 100% renewable energy portfolio standard. we're already at 30% and moving. there's so much work to do, but nothing great happens in the absence of true national leadership and that's what we so desperately need. so we're glad the president is coming and doing the basics, which is to provide disaster relief to our state, but we need real national leadership. >> you mentioned some sort of big-picture national questions there, but when it comes to what you refer to as the basics there, what would you like to see come out of this trip? he's meeting with the governor, gavin newsom. what does california need, what would you like to see, and do you expect that you will get that from the president? >> i thi

a chance fighting me i'll continue to fight and kill this cancerous tumor that is the environmental protection agency. bus a narrow dispatch the military to the amazon to help battle the fires the same military that carved roads through it and erected settlements during the military dictatorship from 1964 to 1985 critics fear brazil's military could create a permanent presence in the rain forest. there'll be no militarization of the rain forest we're just here in a logistical capacity for example our helicopters are used to battle the fires. it's likely that after the fires agriculture here will expand including more fields for products like soybeans and meat balance for the european market that's why environmentalists are calling for even laws that would protect brazil against further deforestation every day the flames reach further and the area is in dire need of rain but none is expected for at least several weeks. let's cross to brazil where we join a journalist a matinee parastatal welcome material based files and the patent and alan b. i was in rainforest have been boating for weeks despite the

>>in 20 states, including california are suing the environmental protection agency over its rollbackf methane emission standards for oil and gas production. last month, the epa formally rescinded obama-era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. the epa also rolled back requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. the lawsuit claims these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of climate change and harm public health. this lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn the west. the midwest grapples with floods and the east prepares for hurricanes. to the south bay illegal dumping in san jose is taking a major toll on the city's budget city leaders say in fact it's going to cost the city an extra 3 million dollars then we'll was currently budgeted for. this will pay for more dumpsters and cleanup crews and also outreach and enforcement as well a lot of the illegal dumping comes from homeless camps across the state but turns out people are also throwing out more items as they clean their homes during this pandemic. >>if pe

let me show you this report from the us environmental protection agency in 2016. it says...dent though has consistently questioned the scientific proof of man—made climate change. we weren't short of options but here's on one example from 2012. and since becoming president, mr trump's frequently passed up the chance to say he believes climate change is being caused by humans. that's been noted. all of which has led the scientific american magazine to endorse donald trump's rivaljoe biden. it says... "we ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175—year history—until now. it says it feels compelled to do so because "donald trump has badly damaged the us and its people—because he rejects evidence and science." and the article references the president's handling of covid—19 and his actions on climate change. or you could listen to the director at the sabin center for climate change law at columbia university. here's what he says about the president's comments in california. it's appalling but not surprising. president trump has repeatedly denied the science of climate ch

do have an administration that's been willing to perturb the signs, whether it's the environmental protection agency, who are science-based agencies, the national weather service, the food and drug administration. it makes people nervous, makes me nervous. i can understand how they'd be nervous. and then also just personally, it's like when you see phase one trials being publish in the "new england journal of medicine," which about 10 people, 15 people are actually getting the close that's going to be the final dose. and then you hear the companies talking about how they can make tens of millions of doses, it's a little nerve-wracking. you don't feel on some level is the humility that should all be part of this process. i mean, gary, ruth, mike, and i know this well. as you move forward in these processes, i mean, nature gives its secrets up slowly, grudgely, and often with a human price. i mean, i worked on rona viruses . -- norovirus. for the 26 years took to us make the vaccine. that virus had been worked on for four decades before i started working on it, both an -- animals and ultimately with p