so you're having the epa consider costs before the epa can know what the costs are. >> your honor if i can respond to that before the other question at the other end of the bench, epa does know what the costs are through the rulemaking process in which it undertakes notice and comment with respect to both the m-1a determination and the emission standard. section 7607 d-1c of the clean air act lists subsection n as one of the provisions that requires notice and comment rulemaking und your the special clean air act procedures. and this is why the agency explained that there's no final m-1a until the end of the process, until notice and comment, and we've taken and determined what the costs are. >> and this is then confirming what justice breyer said. the point that you had an opportunity and apparently took advantage of it to tell the epa that it should subcategorize this source. and it decided to subcategorize just one piece of it. so what you're really saying to us is it's not the listing it's the way they've set up their emissions standards that i disagree with because they could ha

so it you are having the epa consider cost you for the epa can know what costs are. mr. brownell: epa doesn't know what the costs are during the rulemaking process in which it undertakes notice and comment with respect to both the n1a determination and emissions standards. the clean air act lists subsection n as one of the provisions that requires notice and comment will making under the special clean air act procedures. this is why the agency explained that there is no final n1a until the end of the process, until notice and comment and we've taken and determine what the costs are. justice sotomayor: confirming what justice breyer said, the point that you had an opportunity and apparently took advantage of it, to tell epa that it should sub categorized this source. and it decided to sub categorized just one piece of it. so what you are really saying to us is it is not the listing, it is the way they set up their emissions standards that i disagree with. because they could have decided that there were subcategories that didn't require a standard at all. i am presuming th

so you're having the epa consider costs before the epa can know what the costs are. >> your honor, ifan respond to that before the other question at the other end of the bench, epa does know what the costs are through the rulemaking process in which it undertakes notice and comment with respect to both the m-1a determination and the emissionlq9 ñ section 7607 d-1c of the clean air act lists subsection n as one of the provisions that requires notice and comment rulemaking und your the special clean air act procedures. and this is why the agency explained that there's no final m-1a until the end of the process, until notice and comment, and we've taken and determined what the costs are. >> and this is then confirming what justice breyer said. the point that you had an opportunity and apparently took advantage of it to tell the epa that it should subcategorize this source. and it decided to subcategorize just one piece of it. so what you're really saying to us is it's not the listing, it's the way they've set up their emissions standards that i disagree with because they could have decid

and epa did that in this case.broke out power plants that generate power of burning natural gas. it said that's a separate subcategory. >> where in the record -- where can you point me into the record where this argument was made or considered by the agency? as opposed to justice breyer's chambers. because it is a very important principle of administrative law that we will only uphold a rule based on the arguments that were considered and addressed by the agency. so -- as i said it's not something i recall from -- >> of course, mr. chief justice. you're exactly right in stating that principle. but our argument in this case is that the question here is under n1a. n1a says epa shall regulate under this section if it determines that such regulations are appropriate and necessary. and therefore, when epa makes a judgment to regulate under this section, because it is appropriate and necessary epa is triggering all of -- >> you just said that the argument is right not that the agency made it. right? >> i guess what i wou

>> that's epa's position is we must regulate. if i could reserve my time for rebuttal. >> thank you mr. lidstrom. mr. brownell? >> mr. chief justice may it please the court. i would like to make three points to supplement my colleague's argument first regarding the nature of power plant regulation under the clean air act. second the language of subsection 1a and third the broader clean air act context. to begin power plants are the most regulated category after the clean air act and the 1990 amendments. the court has talked about some of the programs, it's not only the title 4 program but the retrofit technology, pollution transport programs targeted to power plants and a variety of other control programs both control and air quality. >> mr. brownell, i would think that cuts the other way, that every other significant industry in the united states is subject to this program except for electric power plants. >> your honor, what it shows is for the other industries epa estimated in 2010 that for all other industries this program wo

does the epa have the legal authority? administrator mccarthy: we do not have the legal authority to withhold highway funds. he is getting confused. in the section of the clear air act which we are operating under. which is a state and plantation plan which is very different and does not hold the same consequences. this is a standard compliant system. where we set the standard, the states implement, and the sources are responsible to achieve the admission reduction targets. mike: what is your plan b on climate? administrator mccarthy: at this point in time or after it is finalized? there are a couple of things going on well, many things going on, but there are legal challenges that we feel are not particularly of significance because we have not finalized the rule. when it is finalized we expect it to be legally challenged and likely go to the supreme court. that is why we are going to follow the law and see what the data says, and to let the way that it will be legal. we are looking forward to that. i don't think there wi

if these epa regulations are as adopted as written, by the epa here in pennsylvania, we'll see a 70%tion in coal powered generation capacity. that would be billions of dollars of economic impact. tremendous negative consequences. david: forgive me for interrupting, john, what we're looking at are the prices, market cap prices of some of the big coal companies. 897% down. walter, al parks down 94%. a coal, down 94%. 39% of our electricity, some of these companies will not make it s there enough natural gas to pick up the slack if they don't? >> first of all, president obama is fundamentally transforming the way we make electricity in the united states. saw horrendous drop in market capitalization of coal stocks. what is happening now they will rapidly have to shift to natural gas. that takes time and money. david: they don't have time. if in fact some of the companies go under and when you lose 97% of your market cap, you're close, if they go under, is there enough natural gas to pick up the slack? >> there is plenty of natural gas. david: right away. >> you have to get the pipes to t

but the epa is now slowly moving on regulation. our problem is if you don't issue the rules this spring or summer, they won't be ready before the administration leaves office. so it's important for epa to act quickly but also with the prevention requirements that even the bush epa proposed in 2002. >> what's wait to move the issue forward? >> our coalition of unions, environmental justice and environmental organizations is all pushing on social media this coming week, the annual versery of the west texas disaster. there's petitions to the president, over 100,000 people have submitted comments to the epa. but more is needed because this is -- this is politics unfortunately. it's not about science. as you said, it's a no brainer. >> and it doesn't move quickly. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> allyson, take it away. a yellow alert day. >>> we're tracking this line of showers and storms pushing out from the west. this is the same line of storms that causes great damage across the midwest deadly in fact. we're expecting much l

epa categorizes and sub categorizes. you won't have the epa make the cost calculation before it really can given the structure of the statute. mr. brownell: the cost does dr. into a variety of determinations as made part of the regulatory process. when

[applause] >> epa administrator jane a mccarthy with politico's mike allen. she talked about president obama's climate action plan, epa administration and energy efficiency. this is 30 minutes. [applause] thank you for coming out. mike: you are fully mobile?

this is not the first time that the epa has suggested that they could do something like this withoutp wost costs but they're wrong. the clean power plan which we found from an independent research association said it was going to be seven times for expensive than the epa wanted people to believe. this would definitely be a slap in the face to the economy. >> and bruce, we got those lousy job numbers on friday, at loi of that has to do with loss of jobs in the energy sector. >> well, i think go bold and go big here. we always here that this is going to kill jobs and going to do this and pain the jobs report wasn't so great, but we're still creating jobs and we have for months and months now. i just don't see it. >> well i think you can take out the word maybe, the jobs report was awful on friday. emac, look at what's happened to cold stocks by the way since the president has come in. the three cole companies, arch coal alpha, walter down over 90% since 2009. >> here is why, this is what epa chief gina mccarthy said about these new rules, if you add up what we will avoid between now an

and the epa's methodology recognizes that value. guest: so the issue for international pollution is a really, really good issue to talk about on this. i am so glad you raised it. we are now in the middle of a regulatory process for a new ozone regulation. it comes down from the stratosphere, from the ozone layer, pollution comes from a lot of things. we are in a situation now where most of the ozone levels are exceeding the amounts limited by law on the west coast. they are actually coming long-range from china. at the same time, the administration is exit putting in front of us unequivocally the most expensive regulation of all times. it would be $140 billion a year to meet the standards they are sending. second place is not even close in this ranking. we are dealing with the most expensive regulation of all time, and places like california may not ever be able to meet it because, at the end of the day, you have pollution coming in from places that aren't the united states. so, why are we moving the chains? those of the kind of arg

abcatoo i was with the epa for 32 years. i worked with many toxic chemicals and nuclear a nuclear waste. programs that inform the public about the releases of toxic substances. for everything that moves. from cars trucks airplanes, locomotives. so that is the my 33 years of experience. >> host: you came from this country from greece and spoke no english. >> guest: when you are 18 years old. went to an engineering school little things. i had the best team of professors, and not to students. 5,000 432 woman. everybody was working very hard to help me out. and i learned a big lesson in life never to give up. because down. i down. i came back. i did my masters in engineering. i can speak the language. i could pass my class. >> host: all cars. >> guest: we are getting there. for decades the science is been screaming at us that we humans are increasingly greenhouse gas emissions in the planet. that warms up the planet and changes are climate. decade after decade we have the science. the problem is real. we have to act right away.

the epa regulates the cleanup. the epa is investigating the cleanup.n michigan, people were confused. the epa was cleaning it up. it's a lot of gray area. host: nancy is calling in from kansas. good morning. caller: my question is i hear a lot of statistics about the things that go wrong, but i never hear the comparison of how many miles these things are carried before something does go wrong. i feel reporting has to include all ask x of a story in instead of just the agenda. host: i would encourage you to check out the story. more than 2.6 million miles of types going through this country. state in federal inspectors, there are 400 87 of them. if there are other statistics you can speak to her concerns. guest: nancy raises a point pipelines arkham thirdly safer than rail and arch. the premise of our story wasn't to make that comparison but to make sure that they are doing the job of keeping the system safe. pipelines have a better record. what we found is the number of incidents and injuries has not been significantly going down. when you have a regul

and the epa's methodology recognizes that value. so the issue for international pollution is a really, really good issue to talk about on this. i am so glad you raised it. we are now in the middle of a regulatory process for a new ozone regulation. it comes down from the stratosphere, from the ozone layer, pollution comes from a lot of things. we are in a situation now where most of the ozone levels are exceeding the amounts limited by law on the west coast. they are actually coming long-range from china. at the same time, the administration is exit putting in front of us unequivocally the most expensive regulation of all times. it would be $140 billion a year to meet the standards they are sending. second place is not even close in this ranking. we are dealing with the most expensive regulation of all time, and places like california may not ever be able to meet it because, at the end of the day, you have pollution coming in from places that aren't the united states. so, why are we moving the chains? those of the kind of arguments

does the epa have legal authority?ecretary mccarthy: we actually don't have legal authority to withhold highway funds. he is getting confused between a state implantation plan under the national ambient air quality standards and the section of the clean air act which the plan is operating under. it is a state and the mentation plan that is very different and does not hold those same consequences. we step -- we set the standards the states implement. mike: what is your plan b? secretary mccarthy: at this point in time or after we find out? mike: this point in time. secretary mccarthy: there are many things going on but there are some legal challenges now which are not particularly of significance. when we finalize it we expect it will be legally challenged and could likely go to the supreme court. that's why i what make sure we do it the way we're supposed to and do it the way it will be legal. i don't think there will be opportunities for folks to have a significant challenge because we have been doing the clean air ac

and investigate and find the epa was wrong.ed a report that found hydraulic fracturing caused water contamination. it was later discovered that the report had several glaring weaknesses. they failed to take into account naturally occurring natural gas. the poor sampling and lacked data transparency. in pennsylvania, the epa reinitiated an investigation into groundwater contamination after it first agreed there was none. several months later, the epa agreed that it was not the cause of determination arion it appears that decision to reinitiate -- determination. it appears that decision to reinitiate was based on political pressure. they are now working on a larger study to assess a causal connection between fracking and groundwater contamination. they refused to accept that good science knows no bounds. their political agenda drives their science agenda. perhaps most troubling is that the epa study of fracking does not include a risk assessment. this means the study will be focused on possible problems rather than what is likely

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investigate and find the epa was wrong. they released a report that found hydraulic fracturing caused water contamination. it was later discovered that the report had several glaring weaknesses. they failed to take into account naturally occurring natural gas. it was not peer-reviewed. the poor sampling and lacked data transparency. in pennsylvania, the epa reinitiated an investigation into groundwater contamination after it first agreed there was no contamination. several months later, the epa agreed that it was not the cause of determination arion it appears that decision to reinitiate -- determination. it appears that decision to reinitiate was based on political pressure. they are now working on a larger study to assess a causal connection between fracking and groundwater contamination. they refused to accept that good science knows no bounds. their political agenda drives their science agenda. perhaps most troubling is that the epa study of fracking does not include a risk assessment. this means the study will be focus

had epa made any kind of calculation on that?he clean air act, we were not allowed to take that into account in announcing a transportation or a land use control that would achieve the standard. removing that number of cars would have just devastated it -- economically. the air would have been cleaner, but there wouldn't have been -- people wouldn't have been able to get to the hospitals and other things. what was the philosophy behind the law that said "we don't want to count cost"? the philosophy is just as i stated at the outset, that we thought we knew what the bad pollutants were, that we knew how to measure them, we knew the level at which the health and environmental effects occurred we could get them below that level with a margin of safety, and we had the technology that could achieve that at a reasonable cost. all those assumptions are wrong. and if those assumptions are wrong, then the law that embodies those assumptions is bound to drive us to an irrational result. and it's just particularly obvious in a case like los

the epa was forced to abandon its investigation. then in pennsylvania, the ppa reinitiated an investigation into ground water contamination after it had first agreed there was no contamination. seven months later the epa indicated that oil and gas. development was not the cause of the contamination. the decision to reinitiate the investigation was based on political pressure from activists who oppose hydraulic fracturing. it is incredible given their track record that the epa is now working on another large study to suggest a causal connection between hydraulic fracturing and ground water contamination. their refusal to accept good science knows no bounds, which is why we should be suspect of other findings by the epa. their political agenda drives their science agenda. perhaps most troubling is that epa study does not include a risk assessment in their analysis. this means the study will be focused on possible problems with hydraulic fracture inging, rather than is what is likely or probable. the mere possibility that something may

the epa says a different set of settlement talks is underway over those violations. >>> okay.hollywood has a sign as you see right there, south san francisco even has a sign. so what about the silicon valley? what would it say and where would it be? there's a new proposal for a silicon valley sign in the east san jose foothills. nbc bay area's mary an faf row is in san jose. i'm not sure how i feel about this one. >> reporter: well raj, think about this. when you try to get of a distinct landmark for silicon valley it's hard to come up with one. so hard that one super bowl committee posted a silhouette of this statue in downtown san jose as a symbol of silicon valley. one south bay man wants to change that with a much more distinct landmark. hollywood has its i can nick sign will silicon valley be next? this man is working on it. the college student gives walking tours of san jose and thought the region could use a landmark. so he designed this 200 foot long sign. >> each letter would be approximately 45 feet tall. >> reporter: he'd like to see it go up in the foothills east o

but the epa says the extermination company terminix used the potentially deadly pesticide to fumigateirectly below the esmonds. extremely toxic and odorless, absorbed through the lungs first causes headache, nausea and dizziness but can lead to brain damage, paralysis and respiratory failure. the two teenage boys remain in critical condition while their father is stable and improving. and their mother is released and doing well. in a statement, the parent company for the exterminators says in part, first and foremost the family is in our prayers. we're cooperating with authorities in their investigation and conducting our own thorough internal investigation. at the father's school kids have been writing get well cards while an attorney for the family says serious questions remain including how could a pesticide this strong and restricted be used so close to where people live. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> we are back in a moment with an amazing rescue caught on camera. the passengers who banded together to save a woman's life. passengers who banded together to save a woman's

number 1, the o'42% of epa's budget goes directly to local states, communities, and tribes.sident is looking up to that ante to provide us some additional funds to continue to work together, particularly on climate resilience, so that we can provide you expertise and tools that you need to address your changing weather patterns. the extreme weather events that you're using. but also we know climatically challenging our water infrastructure. what go do about water and waste water infrastructure. what you all invested in 40 to 50 years ago as well as seeing the significant challenges we're seeing on the drinking water side. we're going to continue to work with you on integrated planning but also the president has requested a significant increase over last year's request in the area of srf. and we're looking at new ways of continuing to support water and waste water infrastructure, not resilience, and green infrastructure, but we have also recently announced the creation of a water infrastructure and resilience finance center. that's a way to have a one place where you can go t

but it expands the federal hours of the epa under the clean water act. and the house voted last year to stop it but the senate under leader reid didn't act. so both republicans and many democrats actually oppose this rule because for instance the president of the farm bureau said it's the biggest federal land grab we've seen to date and it literally gives the president the authority to regulate the puddles on farm fields across the country. and one farmer in my district, a great farmer, third generation farmer george katasoulev brought me a picture and showed me a puddle on one of his farms some of his acres after a flood and said this is what the epa -- what we may have to get permits what the epa could regulate under this rule. this is going to drain very quickly. we just had a big spring rain. but now they are very concerned as to how this is going to happen, how it's going to be implemented. and i have to tell you, epa administrator gina mccarthy just apologize ed apologized for her agency's failure to reach out to farmers at a national farmers union

this is an example, with the epa -- not talking about the state of west virginia yet but the epa is an authoritarian arm of the obama administration, attempting to do administratively -- just five of them, who will vote on this -- administrators appoint by him -- what he cannot do legislatively because the people's representatives in the house and the senate will never vote for regulation that is this onerous. now, one of the parties in the case is the state of west virginia. they also have a very interesting claim. they're saying this. the epa came in and told us what state laws to write, and hugh to enforce state laws, and to pay for them out of our own tax dollars. that's called commandeering, a fancy phrase for the federal got told the state how to operate its own government, and the supreme court said that's unconstitutional. so you have two very interesting constitutional arguments today. >> couldn't you use the argue. you're only going every the coal industry. sweeping regulations. under the appearance of looking at being broad-based. this looks like only coal was targeted. >> t

nixon created this epa and the supreme court gave it the stamp. it's just the most unbelievable boast in the president's arsenal. >> you are right, nixon created it. ben stein that makes you kind of responsible. >> well, it's a daned good thing, the epa is a very good thing but never contemplated the government would try to control every aspect of american's life claiming apocalyptic climate change. >> you were just a little boy at the time, you didn't listen. >> sorry i should have listened. >> this economy is so dynamic. >> oh here we go. >> seriously, if electricity costs go up more than a third of electricity generation in this country from coal, are democrats going to take responsibility for that? >> no, because the economy is doing great. >> let me ask you something you and your wife get in an argument, do you pull stuff when you were dating 20 years ago? >> yes. >> all right when we come back, do you think airlines are putting this lease on you with these i hope you're sitting down, because this is how you will be sitting next. >>> planning

the epa is assisting. but the more i learned about this the more concerned i got, because it is used amongst agricultural crops. >> injected into the soil next to strawberries. >> i asked the cdc, what do you do and she said wash your fruits and vegetables. organic, you can buy organic and it shouldn't happen at all. for the rest of us that eat regular fruits and vegetables the real hope is to just wash them. >> thank you very much jean casarez. >>> and next one member of the royal family takes a selfie. jeanne moos has the story next. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is incre

the epa is out of control. they have no concept of what they are doing to the extremeness of their ideas. they should not have the power to levy regulations on people that cause businesses to have to spend that kind of money because the message that we have to give, ladies and gentlemen from now on is that we are determined to grow the economy back again. the epa does not care about that. as a matter of fact, many people in the environmental protection agency do not want to see a growing economy. they think is creates dirt. right? [ laughter ] we must grow the economy. if the epa puts an unreasonable regulation, that is wrong, and i fought the congress very much. where are they? how come they're not passing regulation or drawing people back in line? you know well, if you have a president that believes in america and understands opportunities that the precious country brought for generations and generations, then we can build the support among the american people who says we will not dirty the air or water, but

>> yeah, coal industry is not responsible for them, come on. >> hold on, epa is responsible for pulling plug specifically, who stock are down over 90% come on even if you say to credit of children who are living more healthy lives it is a discredie to people without jobs in west virginia. >> if people want to vist in coal they are free to do that, they will lose money. >> they are losing money because the epa is trying to kill coal industry mercedes. >> we need to remember that what is happening here circumstance these regulations are basically impacting, low income families, and seniors that have to pay higher electricity prices, that is a big situation that we're dealing with, by attacking coal industry and going after them at the end it impacts the low income family. >> they should payless and get sick. >> oh, come on, joe. david: joe trippi thank you. >> mercedes. >> thank you. david: middle class is getting squeezed but whyure wall street and washington benefiting, what is worse? inheriting 5,000 dolls or being nicknamed doll boy because of it? one man cries all the way to the bank

the epa banned the use of the chemical indoors because of its toxicity toxicity.h right in the middle of the family's stay. the family's lawyer compared the chemical to certain gas, a deadly substance used in chemical r warfare. the department of justice has opened a criminal investigation. the epa is monitoring samples and working with local authorities to figure out what happened. term nex said in an e-mail that it is committed to perform inging all work in a manner that is safe for our customers, employees, the public and the environment. it is looking into this matter internally and cooperating with authority authorities. we are thinking about the family and we join the community in wishing them a speedy recovery. me thal bro mied could be fatal if inhaled. the father was found in a coma, the boys and their mother were having severe seizures according to their attorney. the parents condition was improved after they were air lifted to the united states. the mom was released from the hospital the father is now con conscious but unable to talk. the agency is work

an amendment to the clean air act says that the epa can't regulate -- or, double regulate existing powerlants. so that's why these coal companies are bringing this case. both of these regulations mean higher energy prices. mean more cost for businesses for american families. and both are devoid of any meaningful environmental benefit. gerri: well, hundreds of millions of dollars over many years. you know there's an interesting detail in this. there's an old score being settled. the president's law school mentor laurence tribe is leading the opposition here against the president's policies. and he said something i find absolutely amazing. he said: burning the constitution should not be a national -- be our national energy policy. which i think is fascinating. what part of what obama is doing is actually against the constitution? >> well what this -- what the epa is effectively doing is giving itself unprecedented authority to craft this regulation with what they termed outside of the fence options with states that comply with the regulations. not just cutting emissions from existing power

according to the epa it is suspect that they fumigated the room below family with the substance met will bromide which high exposure can cause central nervous system and rest friday failure. this is a highly toxic gas, that really shouldn't be use the in residential areas. >> reporter: more than should not, it is illegal to use met will bromide other than highly restrict agricultural settings. the family's attorney james merion say many questions remain why a odorless pesticide of this level could be manufactured, distributed and applied in a residential area resulted in this family's injuries. >> it is really hard for anybody to predict right now what kind of recovery either father or sons will have. >> reporter: governor of the u.s. virgin island said this. the entire inventory of the pesticide was placed under quarantine while local authorities and epa personnel collaborate todd determine how to allow and remove appropriately. is there an investigation to determine where and how the product has been used elsewhere in the territory. now although highly regulated, it the is also used he

. >> it is so toxic that in 1982 epa put very strict rules in place stating very clearly that you're not to use methyl bromide indoors. >> reporter: as a u.s. territory, st. john is regulated by the same environmental laws. using methyl bromide indoors is illegal. but the epa says the extermination company terminix used the potentially deadly pesticide to fumigate the condo directly below the esmonds. methyl bromide is extremely toxic and odorless. absorbed through the lungs, it first causes headache nausea and dizziness but can lead to brain damage, paralysis and respiratory failure. the two teenage boys remain in critical condition while their father is stable and improving. and their mother is released and doing well. in a statement, the parent company for the exterminators says in part, first and foremost the family is in our prayers. we're cooperating with authorities in their investigation and conducting our own thorough internal investigation. at the father's school kids have been writing get well cards while an attorney for the family says serious questions remain including h

the epa suggested they'd been poisedeninged by methyl bromide, a colorless odeless gas. the family's spokesperson calling it an unthinkable tragedy telling us many questions remain why an odorless pesticide can be manufactured bt interested and applied resulting this this family's injuries. >> it's really toxic stuff when it gets into the lungs. it actually damages the lungs such that they bleed internally. >> reporter: the epa says it believes the condo below the esmond was sprayed with the toxic pesticide the day che they canned in to exterminate indoor beetles. terminix saying they're cooperating with authorities. >> you are absolutely not to use this pesticide indoors because of the tremendous concern about public health and the environment. >> reporter: the epa banned the use of methyl bromide indoors in 1984. and the u.s. stopped producing it more than a decade ago due to its acute toxicity the epa classified it as a restricted use pesticide. it can only be purchased and used by certified professionals. linsey davis, abc news new york. >> scary story. >>> to amy in

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. >> the epa outlines the growing concerns. >> the epa has created new numeric water quality criteriareplace the former narrative evaluation used by many state parks. >> if we keep letting phosphorus go up, nobody wants to swim in that. >> senator john barrasso. senator barrasso: undermining the work at the state level to manage our natural resources and to protect the air and our water. >> this does not appear to be the case at wekiva. >> we have had good cooperation a lot of times at the federal level. >> there is money out there for the feds. >> between all of the agencies involved the federal epa, state and county governments, there are a lot of regulations being put in and being enforced to maintain the health of the river. >> part of the reason why the river has been so well maintained is because of the corporation of various states and agencies in florida. >> saltwater drives the plants out and kill them. >> we all work for the same state, and so having the relationships with each other and helping each other when needed. >> in the end, it is the strong support of the visitors.

second high-profile scandal involving the agency, the epa says the inspector general is investigatingvernor who just took office in january says the agency's issues have nothing to do with what happened to the family. he blames the pest control companies. >> it occurred because someone was cutting corners, thought they could enhance their profit margin and that they could get away with it. apparently even in my own residence, someone had been getting away with it for quite some time. >> reporter: victor and kristi the federal authorities are seizing all remaining canisters across the u.s. virgin islands and shipping them off island. back to you. >> all righty. sarah, thank you so much. >>> finally, all the speculation about hillary clinton's political aspirations or political future are about to be wiped away. we have details of her expected campaign announcement. body pain? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, i-can-totally-do-this- all-in-one-trip kind of woman. when pain tries to stop you, there's motrin. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. make it happen with new motrin

the epa oversees the local department of planning and natural resources.d last year designated it a "high risk," saying it does not meet management standards. that came after a top official with the dpnr was convicted of using the agency to run drugs. the second high-profile scandal involving the agency not the epa says the inspector general is also investigating the dpnr. the governor, who just took office in january, says the agency's issues have nothing to do with what happened to the esmond family. he blames the pest control companies. >> it occurred because someone was cutting corners, thought they could enhance their profit margin and get away with it. apparently even in my own residence someone had been getting away with it for quite some time. >> reporter: federal authorities now seizing all remaining canisters of methyl bromide in the virgin islands and shipping them off island. st. thomas, the u.s. virgin islan islands. >>> from the virgin islands to the u.s. state of arizona. they've released dash cam video of a deadly brawl at a walmart last mo

epa does not care about that. many people do not want to see a growing economy in the epa because it creates dirt. we must grow the economy and if the epa puts in unreasonable regulations -- i fault the congress very much. where are they? you have a president -- if you have a president that believes in america we can build to up support that says that we are not going to dirty the air ordered dirty the water but we are not going to allow bureaucrats to raise costs on american opportunities and businesses. that is the reality of what we must do. i would like to be here for another hour with you, i think it would be great fun. can we get one more? don't tell him i am doing this ok? [laughter] you said this is the last one, this is last. audience member: as a college student who is aware that college debt makes $1.2 trillion of the national debt, i would like to know, as president of the united states, what you would do to keep it low? >> i appreciate that. as governor of virginia, i appointed -- when i came in, i wa

. >> the epa investigation has found that term nix illegally used methyl bromide four times includingng on a vacation villa on st. croix and the saranusaville as on st. john last fall. authorities are tracking down the residents who stayed at theville as but term nix didn't want to talk about it. >> i spoke to a government official who said you guys had used this substance inside this resort before this incident. >> i don't understand what part you didn't understand what i said before. >> what part? >> the part they can't talk to you. >> i'm giving you guys the chance to respond. i can't, i'm afraid not. >> all right. yeah. >> term nix issued a statement saying that it is quote, complited to performing all work in a manner that is safe and is looking into this matter internally and cooperating with authorities. pest control companies are supposed to document use of ethyl bromide and if, in account fa they were falsifying records. >> that's a clear and malice violation of the law. >> but federal documents and public records show on the islands there were serious management problems. th

. >> reporter: the epa investigation has already found evidence that terminix may have illegally used least four times, including the day before thanksgiving on a vacation villa on st. croix and on st. john last fall. authorities are now tracking down the residents who stayed at the villas but terminix didn't want to talk about it. spoke to a government official who said you guys had used this substance inside at this resort before this incident. >> you didn't understand what i said before. >> reporter: what part? >> the part that i cannot talk to you. >> reporter: i will give you a chance to respond. >> we can't. i'm afraid not. you understand. >> reporter: the company issued a statement saying that it is quote, committed to performing all work in a manner that is safe and is looking into this matter internally and cooperating with authorities. pest control companies are supposed to document use of methyl bromide. the governor says that if in fact they were falsifying records -- >> that's a clear and malice violation of the law. >> reporter: but federal documents and public records s

the pesticide is so toxic it was banned by the epa for indoor use in the u.s. more than 30 years ago. >> the dose was substantially enough over a substantial period of time, hours, maybe some of the consequences may not resolve completely. >> reporter: even though methyl bromide is banned in the u.s. it is commonly used in farming. three of them remain in critical condition. >>> residents near one of chil he's most active volcanos may have toing evacuate after it started to spew ash. some took pictures of the plume of smoke billowing from the crater. thousands were forced to leave their homes last month after lava started to come out when the volcano erupted. >>> californians are facing some of the toughest water restrictionsts in the state east his are you but not as tough for some californians as others. state the state's severe drought is likely to affect all of us. abc kendis gibson has the latest. >> reporter: the golden state's problem may soon be yours. >> i can tell you from california, climate change is not a hoax. we're deelg with it and it is damn se

the epa was forced to abandon its investigation. then under the groundwater contamination after it had first agree agreed that there was no contamination. several months later they indicated that oil and gas development was not the cause of the contamination. it appears that the decision to reinitiate the investigation was based on political pressure from activists who opposed the hydraulic fracturing. it is incredible given the track record of the epa is now working on another large study to suggest a connection between a the drug fracturing and groundwater contamination. >> the refusal to accept good science knows no bounds which is why we should be suspect of other findings by the epa. the political agenda drives their science agenda. perhaps most troubling is that the epa study does not include a risk assessment in there and i was. this means the study will be focused on possible problems with hydraulic for to the fracturing rather than what is likely or probable. the mere possibility is something may occur will do little to hel