and finally, nescom urgings epa to take -- urges epa to take the opportunity with this rulemaking to advise the current aircraft emission standards. given the continuing ozone problems in our region, the northeast region and the nation as a whole, and the fact that under its current process icao is unlikely to adopt new aircraft knox standards prior to 2022 if then, epa should take the opportunity to act now and establish a production cutoff date of december 31, 20189, after which tier viii knox standards will apply to newly-manufactured aircraft in lieu of the tier vi standards. nescom intends to submit more detailed comments before the close of the record, but we thank you very much for the opportunity to be here today. >> thank you. my name is andres restrepo, and i'm an associate attorney with sierra club's environmental law program. sierra club was founded in 1892 and stands today as one of the largest and most active grass roots environmental organizations in the united states. with over 2.4 million members and supporters as well as 64 affiliated chapters nationwide, the club w

epa can and must do more.fortunately the clean air act provides clear authority to suite in aviation emissions. epa recognized in 2008 the advance notice of proposed rulemaking under the clean air act, section 231 authorizes averaging system that applies to new and existing aircraft ,-com,-com ma drawing on authority from epa should propose a system stringent to aviation emissions by 2020 consistent with industry's commitment and reduced thereafter. we know this can be done. in 2010 at the request of then senator kerry, epa developed a scenario at approximate 250 million metric tons per year by improving efficiency by 2.2% between 2050 and 2030. epa noted that historically improved efficiency by 2% to 3% each year and similar improvements would be achievable the agency instead of improved operation in new aircraft technology including flow technology, light airframe and blended wing body design as possible contributors to such a reduction. these operational technological improvements are clearly achievable as

calling for firings at the epa. rockovich in the washington apology is not enough . the epa must fire people in the colorado spill. she will join us on this program tuesday. we will talk about this spill in colorado. in the meantime, bruce finley is with us, covering the story since it happened in the fifth. jefferies in alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. things to add. jobs, myon to regular father and both my grandfathers, we all at one time had small time cattle operations. family is no longer in the business because of these new epa regulations that has come out that do not let you on anyy cattle or horses stream or dry creek bed. cost too much money to fence off and worried about fines from the epa from all these new regulations in the last few years. thethis just goes to show incompetence of the epa now. if it was a private entity or corporation, they would face billions of dollars in fines. i was wondering who -- how will holdpa fine themselves and themselves responsible for this? it is a travesty, w

epa acknowledged there is brand-new scientific data that epa could not consider. epa states there are significant uncertainties regarding some of the studies that epa did include regarding lowering the standard. most important and re-air toxic standards will for volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter that is important because epa acknowledges reductions would account of 3/4 of those benefits. the standard not more appropriate after the 75 parts per billion standards and ep eight reviews the information and data? is mccabe: the clean air act as a kind cable of every five years and we are late on that. because this is about letting the american people know what is healthy air quality for that. green: earlier estimates thatpa it would take up to three years and incorporate over 1000 health that these and documents. given legal constraints and that epa has missed deadlines, the n concluded it compute would need best to complete the review. make a similart decision now since we are in 2015 tnow? ms. mccabe: because we are now in the regular review. we are s

epa must adhere to federal principles.first come the agency must cover all aircraft under any final standard. this requires regulation not what the new designs or newly constructed aircraft that aircraft currently in use as well. .. hence those capabilities above what they would have been otherwise. section 231 provides regulations shall take effect to permit the development and application of requisite technology epa must face its standards not only on existing technology but in lo

moreover, is epa recognized in the 2008antr epa regulations can encompass aircraft regulation and air traffic management. finally, the standard i pennsylvania seghtses on should be technology forcing not following. epa should set emissions for new kinds of aircraft but for all aircraft currently in production and in service. should base them on currently existing and underdevelopment technology and should include operational and air a traffic management requirements that reduce emissions. aircraft failing to retrofit to meet achievement standards should be phased out we urge epa to craft standard by employing and approach similar standards for vehicles. setting flee wide averages for new and a service aircraft. these standards should be sufficiently stringent to hold total emission it is that are set cap but to actually reduce them for the entire u.s. aviation sector within the coming decade. the center will be submitting at the close of the common period working with other organizations we thank you for that opportunity to be heard. >> thank you very much. thank you for all speakers,

and how those efforts may inform epa's future action. this advance notice described and vehicles input on issues related to setting an international co2 standard for aircraft and be potential use of 231 of the clean air act to adopt and implement a possibly corresponding international engine aircraft engine co2 or grownhouse gas emissions standards domestically. this standard is expected to be adopted in early 2016. epa is requesting comment on a number of issues related to setting the standard for aircraft and these include, the appropriate effective dates for potential standards, the appropriate stricken general si level and whether standards should apply to new and production aircraft as well as new aircraft. let in go over how we will won duct the hearing. we are conducting the hearing under section 703 of the clean air act to provide interests persons an opportunity for pole presentation and written submissions on the proposed findings. we're having this hearing recorded and transcript will be available for public inspection and cop

as to how epa is in. so they expect me to push back, expressed interest and be the representative in october due. >> the issues confirming concerning the amount. >> what they wanted to do is raise the flood plane to have 100 year plan that of 100 years plan. in louisiana we are already flying the state with some aspects of the 40% of louisiana was in the flood plane. that goes to insurance rates may pull to do things we have to be up against because they come up weakly to do stuff under the radar so to speak and our job is to watch the gate includes the day when it needs to be close. >> the reserves and the mississippi national guard, what is it you like about piloting an airplane? >> there's nothing i don't like about piloting an airplane. if i am not working here or in the district came usually up in the clouds. i do fly for the civil rights patrol and not hillary. i get to use my skills and a good play and i just enjoy it as a passion. >> is the military and civil aviator, what are some of your policy

you saw the epa administrator there., the colorado delegation, the bipartisan delegation released a letter saying residents remain uncertain as to the dangers posed by this spill as well as the timeline that epa needs to contain this spill. and now, the area and residents and officials will appreciate your personal commitment to a thorough cleanup and recovery. the individuals' families and businesses impacted by this incident deserve nothing less. we hear now that the epa administrator, mccarthy, is heading down to colorado. this is a big mess. >> it's a big mess. i love the idea that if you're a company trying to make a profit with a spill like this, you get jumped on, denounced, as happened with bp, exxon, the oil spill on the west coast. but if you're not trying to make a profit, the democratic governor of the state where this happened excusing your behavior. look, this is a human event as we see now. it happens to corporations and it happens to governments. and they all react in the same way. you minimize it at firs

mccarthy says the epa takes full responsibility. >> it is a tajjic and unfortunate accident and epa isaking responsibility to make sure it is marined up. the most important thing is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near the river. >> the spill is still flowing at a rate of 500 to 700 gallons a minute. the rivers snake west through the four-corners region into utah where they empty into the colorado river. the spill is expected to reach lake powell today. the colorado river system is considered the life blood of the west. it is one of the few major rivers in the region, stretching 1400 miles from the rockies to the gulf of california. seven states and some 40 million people, including 22 native american tribes depend on the colorado for drinking, industry, farming, and tourism. joining us via skype from durango, colorado. good morning, and thank you for your time. the head of the epa is due there in durango any time now. what does she need to say to ensure concerned residents there. >> i think certainly she could talk about increases transparency, and being a

then the epa will say, gee, plan a didn't work. we'll have to build a treatment plant at a cost to taxpayers of 100 to $500 million. what he is suggesting a spill would do two things. one, it would release a lot of superfund money and two, shut down gold mines in colorado which is something the obama administration wanted to do for a long time. what do you think? >> i don't think that that is likely to be the case. that is a serious allegation, the allegation that the epa intentionally polluted river. david: that sure is. >> i would like to know what evidence is that the person has. david: excuse my for interrupting, paul, but it is interesting it happened, just a week before the spill. so i mean it did seem to predict the spill was coming. >> there are millions of each day of predictions that people make. the fact that one of them turns out to be true doesn't mean it is factually justified. david: all right. i just, i have to get to the epa, whether or not they're down playing risks or not. they say contaminant levels have dropped

namely the epa state revolving funds and usda rural development grant and loan program. we are very appreciative for congressional funding of these initiatives and realize that funding constraints in congress and the nation, notwithstanding the federal funding, regulatory burden continues to increase and become more complex. we urge you to emphasize grants in these funding programs, low interest loans often don't help the communities facing the most hardship from federal compliance leaving the loan funds to be used for compliance with greater ability to afford financing. we are grateful for the funding assistance, it is t. has allowed many rural and small communities to have drinking water and sanitation that would otherwise not have been able to afford without the federal assistance, we want to be part nerts effort to make the initiative as efficient and successful as possible. thank you very much, mr. chairman, and i'm eager to answer any questions at the appropriate time into >> thank you very much. our last but not least panel list is mr. robert stewart who is the ex

if epa is responsible can they sue the epa?yes they can, under the federal tort claims act they can be sued for recklessness and negligence. there is plenty of evidence of both of those, not only in breaching debris dam but then trying to sort of cover it up by downplaying the danger. they have no credibility insofar -- david: what do you mean no credibility? they haven't had good record in the past on that? >> i went down to oklahoma and texas and spent a long, long time investigating epa and its thuggish conduct down there involving going after companies for their oil drilling and fracking and so forth. they were involved, as a matter of fact in the faking of a water well test. here is the epa now today saying, hey, you know, folks in colorado, new mexico we'll test your water. who would ever believe them? david: dan, would we be better off without the epa? >> oh i think we would be better off with reconstituted epa. this agency has become such a power, unaccountable power unto itself. there is no way to actually have oversig

epa has proposed that it focus on six key greenhouse gases. we agree with epa's assessment that scientific uncertainties on the climate impact and water vapor remain high enough so it's not to address them in this initial endangerment finding. black carbon was identified as the second most important contributor in 2013, to reflect the latest science epa should consider incorporating black carbon in endangerment finding. also while we do not support integrating under the endangerment finding, epa should consider expanding existing requirement for aircraft, engine manufacturers, landing and takeoff emissions to include crew emissions. .. which could cover half of the sweep that here. furthermore, we do not expect a new type only standard to reduce emissions below business as usual because if the definition shows the technological feasibility. in 2015 the side of the technology is only available for deployment in 2016 across multiple aircraft types to be considered in establishing stringency. a standard implemented in 2020 for new applications fo

i know there is a lot of frustration with epa now.hink that stems from the failure of their initial response. jon: obviously water is critical for all life but out west where water is in such short supply, when something like this happens you're threatening livelihoods of potentially thousands of people and maybe even lives. are you confident this can be cleaned up and dealt with to the point that the animas river and some others it joins are going to be usable again? >> that is a good question. it is a scientific and technical question. i know that the industry, as a whole has dealt with large projects like this. and i don't imagine that this water will be rendered useless by any stretch but it will take a lot of time and money. jon: what a mess. brian hendricks, thanks for your expertise. >> thank you, jon. jamie: a child comes down with human plague shortly after camping in yosemite. how she is doing now and what precautions public health officials are taking in the national park. >>> plus, rick perry is waiting for a breakthrough

it's easy to sit here and bag on the epa. am very frustrated with them across the country but at the same time to remember that it's the administrations above them. their hands are tied in so many instances to do what they need to do. i do not think there is room for this constant political argument. i don't care if you are republican or democrat. this is a human issue. this is our water supply. it's in peril. and we need to stop the bs, if you will, and find a way to fix it. we are not solution-driven about this issue at all. we are argumentive about it. >> environmental activist erin brockovich is our guest. >> good morning. thanks for taking my call. i have been fully aware of complaints that people have. they are always different, but they are always connected like the food chain. me myself dealing with problems that we have in our lives every day, the one thing that keeps me going in a positive direction is having clean air to breathe and beautiful sights to see, the landscapes and what not. i respect nature. and i try t

epa and must do more. can and must do more. fortunately, the clean air act provides clear authority to rein in emissions. as epa recognized in 2008 in its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on regulating greenhouse gases under the clean air act. section 231 of the clean air act authorizes a fleet-wide averaging system that applies to both new and existing aircraft. draw canning on this authority -- drawing on this authority, epa should propose a system that is sufficiently stringent to stabilize u.s. aviation emissions by 2020 consistent with industry's commitment and reduce them thereafter. we know that this can be done. in 2010 at the request of then-senator kerry, epa develop canned a scenario for stabilizing aircraft emissions at approximately 250 million metric tons per year by improving fleet-wide efficiency by 2.2% between 2015 and 2030. epa noted that airlines have historically improved their fuel efficiency by 2-3% per year and concluded that similar improvements would be achieve bl between 2015 and 2030. the agenc

calling for firings at the epa.ockovich in the washington apology is not enough . the epa must fire people in the colorado spill. she will join us on this program tuesday. we will talk about this spill in colorado. in the meantime, bruce finley is with us, covering the story since it happened in the fifth. jefferies in alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. things to add. jobs, myon to regular father and both my grandfathers, we all at one time had small time cattle operations. family is no longer in the business because of these new epa regulations that has come out that do not let you on anyy cattle or horses stream or dry creek bed. cost too much money to fence off and worried about fines from the epa from all these new regulations in the last few years. thethis just goes to show incompetence of the epa now. if it was a private entity or corporation, they would face billions of dollars in fines. i was wondering who -- how will holdpa fine themselves and themselves responsible for this? it is a travesty, wha

it was an independent contractor hired by epa the epa was supervising.here are plenty of witnesses. we see the results. david: unlike a lawsuit against a private company, a lawsuit against the epa means federal taxpayers will be footing the bill. so you're borrowing from peter to pay paul. that is, the federal taxpayers are going to pay, so are the state taxpayers. >> congress would have to approve money for payout. it will not be in epa budget. there will be plenty of business, individuals who have been harmed. states that have been harmed. native-american reservations have been harmed. they have lawsuits. they file them under the federal tort claims act. yeah, you got to jump through hoops but you can sue for negligence under the tort claims act. >> wait until somebody is injured because of this water. if that happens, katy-bar-the-door. >> part of the problem is, injuries from toxins may not be seen or discoverable for four to six, to eight. what about two year statute of limitations? you have to argue it is suspended until harms are discovered. david

that's the promise from the epa. states along with the navajo nation have all declared states of emergency. right now the epa is holding a news conference, along with local navajo leaders. let's listen in. >> -- in those areas water has actually returned back to preincident conditions. so it a significant step forward. now that is -- that is a result we have shared with local communities and with states. it gives us the sense that we are on a different trajectory than we were before, but clearly we need to continue to work not just short-term to look at every segment of the river moving forward to see what we need to do to help work with local communities about return of normal usage of these water resources. but we have to do that in -- in collaboration, and coordination with them. and so we are making, i think, a concerted effort, round the clock at epa not only with hundreds of people on the ground, but hundreds of people supporting them in the background to make sure that we get our short-term needs solved, but a

so the epa is responsible.they want to be a governing body for the environment -- which i agree that there should be one, and in most cases agree with the e be, a -- but if they're at fault here, they need to take responsibility 100%. as well as the mine owner. neil: no, i hear you. you know what's weird as i was researching this, howard? these contractors are the same ones who were involved in some of the efforts after the bp spill. and they've been involved in a number of environmental -- even back down to 9/11 and the lower manhattan sites and how dangerous they were. so when it was bp and that spill and before that exxon valdez and that spill, everyone was jumping all over those private company concerns, as they should, as they should. but not nearly the same amount of gravity with this one until very late. and i'm just wondering, do you think that is fair, or are some just trying to give the epa a pass? >> no. i, you know, i agree with you. i mean, look, i was very involved with, you know, talking on air a

we still wait for the epa.ery valid point, something we all have to talk about as we move forward. i may sound like a broken record, but the time has come, that bs has to stop, this is everybody's issue, this cannot be a political issue, this is water, every man, woman and child issue. we have to start finding solutions and ways to deal with these problems and not just continue to sit and wait and blame everything on the pa. a good group of people exist there. it's a broken system, but we have to get busy. looking at with the truth is, the complexity and how massive group,ue is and group by person by person, state-by-state, begin to address this issue. host: check out erin brockovich 's work on brockovich.com. up next, we will talk to national park service director jonathan jarvis about the 99th birthday of that agency and a state of the west national park system. we will be taking your calls to hear about your experiences in national parks this summer. where you think the national parks are succeeding and how

he was asked if the epa should be fined.mpanies leveled fines by epa are in it for profit and that is not the case here. >> i get that, that the there is a frustration with something like this ever happened but, people are not machines. they're not perfect. right? there should be accountability. i don't, for a moment disagree that we need to have some level of accountability on this. >> reporter: governor hickenlooper said the polluted in colorado appears to be diluting as it moves to other places. epa is treating water as it still flows out of the mine. neil, epa administrator gina mccarthy says they're working around the clock on the cleanup. neil? neil: alicia, thank you very, very much. to judge andrew napolitano on the lawsuits that could follow. we know there will be lawsuits. we know it happened in every major spill that we've seen. is it different when you're suing government entity? >> yes it is different when you sigh a government entity. to set the factual picture here, the breach in the underground mine that unle

epa chief plans to visit this site today.ge urging the nfl players seem to have settlement talks before today's hearing over tom brady suspension continues. the judge ordered the new england patriots quarterback to discuss negotiations prior to the public hearing. they acted legally when it suspended brady for four games in the display case scandal. the union has countersued to block the suspension. of course this morning, just as their quarterback to a locker room fight. >> they are down, something we are dealing with. it's something we don't tolerate, something we can't and. you don't walk up to another man to punch them in the face. sandra: the jets gina smith down for the count with a broken jaw. the markets trend devalues its currency again come the second day in a row of heavy selling in markets. the new sitting u.s. stock index futures right now. dell features of a full percent. 176 the loss right now. you are watching "fbn:am." this is your first look at morning markets and breaking news. we will be right back. ♪ mari

how bad is this for the epa?it's not a good thing for the epa or for frankly for the citizenses of colorado, new mexico, utah and possibly arizona as this plume flowing down the animas. it's caused a lot of impacts and the worst part about this now today is the unknown. we don't know today what's in the river, what toxic levels, what kind of minerals or other toxins may be associated with that river, and i have agricultural producers and residents in rural areas dependent on the river for the livelihood. >> i was going to ask you if you heard from farmers or businesses along the river. have they reached out to you? are they in jeopardy? i'm assuming the toxic mess is dangerous to the health of these residents. >> it is, and we attended a public meeting last night in farmington, and there were well over 300 residents there. staff and teams meeting with the folks. you know the state environment department is testing the wells to make sure water levels are safe. water quality is safe. livestock producers getting wat

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so the issue here, isn't that the epa isn't going to move.next hour 1/2 we'll detail how much it is going to move but is this going to cost a lot of jobs? for that matter if it costs a lot of jobs is it epa's job to do this? mark reynolds says it is not the epa's job to do it. how world gold says it is. howard, begin with you. a lot of people say it is overstepping its bounds. supreme court cracked down on the epa you have to weigh the cost of what you're doing. you're not it. now the epa to critics point is doubling down. what do you say? >> epa sitting there saying this is necessity, that has to happen moving forward. and i think, looking at managing the costs, when they said they kicked it down, wasn't necessarily kick it down, let's reevaluate some of the costs associated with this. neil: you heard from industries cost are going to be astro mom cal. do you buy that. >>> i don't buy that at all. neil: mark you say it is astronomical. >> we're not talking about actual numbers. we're government further coming in centrally planning energy eco

five days after contaminated by the epa. the agency admitted it accidently sent 3 million gallons of sludge in the river. it is now filled with arsenic and cadmium and lead. we get the latest from dr. elizabeth cohen. >> reporter: this is a major problem. the reason why, christine, is because of the heavy metals in the sludge. cadmium and arsenic and lead and mercury. christine, when you compare the levels in the sludge to considered the epa acceptable levels. mercury at ten times the acceptable levels. arsenic 800 times. lead, a reading that was 11,000 times what's considered acceptable level by the epa. the toxic metals can cause kidney problems and developmental problems in children. what we don't know is how many people drink from the water and did it reach all of the people before the warning was given to shut it off. if health problems emerge, it would take years for them to get out. >> to look at the pictures, it is so sad. it is a beautiful part of the country. it is obviously spoiled. what do they use the river for?

now the epa could be facing a lawsuit over the massive mistake. here is more from durango, colorado. >> the attorney general of utah and new mexico, speaking out about the epa's accidental reece lease of 3 million gallons of toxic chemicals into the river. >> they are taking legal action. >> damage sometimes doesn't show up for months or even years. >> epa takes responsibility for this incidents. >> this after epa is on site and early tests show vast improvement. and the colorado department of health clearing water treatment facilities to collect from the river again, the mustard yellow color starting to disappear. >> i am three miles from the gold spring mine, and look at this, it doesn't take much to kick up the toxic metals like led and dangerously high levels of arsenic. >> some businesses that make their living on the river are hurting. >> we are losing 25% of our season right now. >> while the overall effects are unknown, the epa is saying that the water is flowing to lake powell, they are testing it and keeping people out. >> lake powell ho

nancy stoner an epa regulator who used to work for nrdc. she wrote her former colleagues. >> you can't directly ask me to meet with you, but if you ask somebody else and have a few people there then i can meet with you. >> the epa is supposed to be independent. >> they are very close aren't they? >> they are sleeping with each other. >> figuratively. nancy stoner leads nrdc, goes to epa and immediately is involved in the decision to kill this mine when that's one of the top priorities of nrdc. >> nancy stoner did not respond to our question. she has now left the government and works for another environmental group. >> this mine would destroy 90 miles of streams. >> bob dean speaks for the nrdc. >> your people are working for the epa now and epa people come to work for the nrdc coning with big liberal legislators. >> they are the source and sometimes they take advantage of that. >> this is the beautiful bay they are worried about. i assume pebble mine was right next to the bay. no. it turns out it is 90 miles away, the distance between balti

it goes beyond anything epa has done in the past 45 years under the clean air act, with the epa relyinga very specific provision that has only been used a few times, and what we have talked about already is the most important energy policy and so from the presidential perspective, ultimately, i think the courts, despite wanting to support the president on climate change, i think we will find that the precedent goes too far. charlie: but they have used it five times? mr. martella: it is like with landfills. i would like to share an example. i brought a couple of props. if this is our coal-fired power plant, for the past 45 years -- the clean air act has been around its 1970 -- everyone has agreed, and the epa has agreed when you set a limit, you have to look at the technology applied to this power plant, and that has been noncontroversial and the challenge gina mccarthy has, with this coal-fired power plant, they say they can only get a 2% to 4% change, and we are going to force them to reduce the reduction and instead build new wind facilities and other facilities to compensate for that

lead, a reading 11,000 times acceptable level by the epa.e toxic metals can cause cancer and kidney problems and developmental problems in children. what we don't know is how many people drink from this water and did it reach all of these people before the warning was given to shut it off. if health problems emerge, it would take years if not decades for them to come out. christine. >> besides drinking, what else is this water used for? to look at the pictures, it is so sad. it is a beautiful part of the country. it looks like it is spoiled. what do they use the river for? >> you know, they also use the river to irrigate crops. christine, that is another big problem. the plants absorb this. especially cadmium. it is really toxic. cadmium is one that eats it up. you just don't know how much of this water went into the crops. we don't know how much was absorbed by the crops. i wrote e-mails to the epa and they did not respond. >>> legionnaires' disease killed 12 more people in the bronx. no new cases reported in the last week. so far, 113 case

the epa unleashing a torrent of toxic waste in colorado. calling for humans to legally be able to marry robots which will probably lead to robotic fears of commitment. and the iranian nuclear deal, let's go nuclear here. i am kennedy. ♪ ♪ >> grandpa pointing out his shifting political positions and unsteadily reality television star. meanwhile ted cruz is pulling punches against the donald. will he be rewarded with the ultimate apprenticeship the vice presidency? let's talk with our guests. we have our comedian and author and andy leiby who is the cohost of redeye on fox news channel or it will come. i'm going to start with you tonight and your closest to me. who has the better plan for handling him? is a ted cruz 2 or is it rand paul? >> i think that politically speaking they are doing the right things. but in my mind ideally the weight of the candidates should be handling him is by shunning him. but idealism and politics are 180 degrees apart from each other. ted cruz figures that he is next in line if or when trump drops out. kennedy: he

and epa routinely works with states to clean up these spills.urred when one of our contractor teams was using heavy equipment to enter the gold king mine. and it's an inactive mine just north of the city of durango. and to begin the process of pumping and treating the contaminated water inside, now, in response to the unfortunate incident we have developed a use -- used the full breadth and depth of the agency to respond. with other partner agencies assisting as well. >> it takes time to review and analyze data. i understand people's frustration but we have our researchers and scientists working around the clock. our commitment is to get this right and to make sure that we're protecting public health. thankfully there have been no reported cases of anyone's health being compromised. additionally, from initial sampling results as the plume has advanced, we're seeing -- we're seeing elevated levels and as it moves on we're seeing a downward trajectory towards pre-event conditions. so epa has taken steps to capture and treat the discharge at the mi

epa is providing additional water supplies. we have been in touch with state leadership as well as congressional delegations and we have kept the white house fully informed. epa is an agency whose core mission is to ensure a clean it environment and to protect public health. so it pains me to no end to see this is happening. but we are working tirelessly to respond and we are committed to full review of exactly what happened to ensure that it can never happen again. with that, i would like to move on to the clean power plan. it has been an interesting summer, everyone, hasn't not? did anyone experience summer? i missed it here[laughter] but it is seriously great to be here to talk to you. we have made some incredible progress together. thank you for a technology that this is a big lift and i want to commend everybody at epa who fallinguntless hours over this power plan and the many comments we received that significantly influenced this outcome. acknowledge, and i think we do here, that the effort was worth the left. climate ch

nancy stoner an epa regulator who used to work for nrdc. she wrote her former colleagues. >> you can't directly ask me to meet with you, but if you ask somebody else and have a few people there then i can meet with you. >> the epa is supposed to be independent. >> they are very close aren't they? >> they are sleeping with each other. >> figuratively. nancy stoner leads nrdc, goes to epa and immediately is involved in the decision to kill this mine when that's one of the top priorities of nrdc. >> nancy stoner did not respond to our question. she has now left the government and works for another environmental group. >> this mine would destroy 90 miles of streams. >> bob dean speaks for the nrdc. >> your people are working for the epa now and epa people come to work for the nrdc coning with big liberal legislators. >> they are the source and sometimes they take advantage of that. >> this is the beautiful bay they are worried about. i assume pebble mine was right next to the bay. no. it turns out it is 90 miles away, the distance between balti

epa apology. the environmental agency talks about the toxic spill in colorado and how they plan to clean it up. and the city street lights are coming back on in detroit. why some residents feel they're still being left in the dark. and we begin with the latest out of ferguson, missouri. the police have just released new surveillance video from sunday night's shooting. in the video, we see a suspect, identified as taylor harris, and it appears that he has a gun. police say harris shot at them. plain-clothed officers returned fire from the van, wounding harris, who is in critical condition, and harris' friends and family have disputed the officer's accounts, and meanwhile, a presence has appeared on the streets of ferguson. an armed group, called the oath keepers, and it's members appear to be all white men, former police, wearing assault rests and camouflage gear, and the group is described as fiercely anti-government and militaristic, diane eastabrook is in ferguson, and diane, this new developmen

she says that the epa is doing everything in its power to fix the mess it made when an epa supervised crew spilled some three million gallons of contaminated water into the animas river. she also says that everyone at the epa is sorry, really, really, sorry. listen here. >> epa's mission is to protect public health and the environment. no agency could be more upset about the incident happening. more dedicated in terms of doing our job and getting this right. >> reporter: now the apologies won't do much to mitigate the millions of dollars in economic disruptions to companies likes rafting companies that use the animas river, for instance, but perhaps most of all, to native-american farmers, who farm large amounts of the land along the riverside. they are losing, they say, millions because they can't irry bate their crops. they don't know when it will be fixed. now gina mccarthy at epa says that the quality of the water is returning to what she called, preevent levels. but state officials don't necessarily share her optimism. listen again here. >> the damage sometimes doesn't show up fo

after it took the epa over a day to notify state officials. a catastrophe caused by the very agency charged with keeping this river clean. gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> it will be one year tomorrow since the shooting death of michael brown by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. today brown's father was among about 200 people who took part in a memorial march. the killing led to rioting and national debate over race and police conduct. which brings us to texas where authorities say they are investigating the police shooting death of a 19-year-old man named christian taylor. nbc's mark potter has that story. >> reporter: police say they responded to a burglary report at this car dealership in arlington, texas, just outside dallas early friday morning. >> suspect is is still inside on the property. 14, can they give us any description on what type of vehicle he might be called in. >> he broke into possibly a gray-colored ford mustang. >> reporter: the arlington police department says an suv broke through the dealership front gate,

more from dan simon. >> reporter: no way for the epa to sugar coat this.s is their deal and their fulton. the epa says they are committed to making things right for the community. in the meantime, the river is still closed and you can see the sign right there. we will show you why. we first want to point out the water color has basically returned to normal, but there are still remnants of the toxic sludge. can you see it right here. we actually took some water out of the river and it looks pretty much like orange juice but i tell you what, you don't want to drink it. there is nasty stuff in here. this all happened when the epa was trying to clean out this abandoned gold mine but it basically backfired and you had 3 million gallons of this water into the animas river. they took samples of the water and basically say the water chemistry has returned to its normal condition so they are optimistic the public threat may be waning but you take a look at the sludge here. residents are still worried about it and they feel like the epa still has a lot of explaining

>> well, the epa, i think the epa contractor was investigating-- actually trying to remedial action onich there are hundreds of in the watershed and they experienced a blowout or cat strafe event and released about 3 million gallons into the river sending that orange plume headed our way. maria: that's horrible and we're looking at it now and there's so much lead in this water, there's lead, there's arsenic, so, what are the ramifications for people? what is this river used for? is it used for drinking water, used for crops or what? >> we-- the city of durango pumps water out during the summertime, one of two sources for drinking water for our community and we were able to get ahead of the plume, as it were, and shut off the pumps that pump water out and use our alternative sources so our water protection or our water sources are protected for the moment and we've got state approval to fill our reservoirs from alternatives to a higher level to assure that we have a stock of water for our citizens. similarly-- >> what do you want to see happen here? >> you mentioned the mineral content.

>> well, i am pleased that the epa has owned this. they say it's their fault and they'll make it right. i do want to see them make it right at least to the level they would expect any company that might have done this. but they are the environmental protection agency, and the idea was they were there to help make the water even better. so, that's what i expect from them. >> obviously for many this is deeply personal as it is one of the most beautiful places in our country. but for you as well, as i understand it your father's ashes are in the animas river. >> and he has probably floated down long ago. but the point of that is the river, for us, is an integral part of our community. it's where people get married. people do their own private ceremonies along there. it's our daily life. we have recreations, fishing, wildlife and want to see that restored. and we do want the epa to do what it says it's going to do. >> thank you very much for joining us, state senator ellen roberts. we'll continue to follow this spill into the animas river

not according to the epa. think that is a pretty credible idea that we are going to save, but the other thing is the market is not free if other people have to pay the cost of activity. right now, if you use utility that puts carbon pollution and that was becoming you do not pay the cost of that but other people do in terms of health early, immortality -- mortality or death, wildfires, another record wildfire season which is expected to get six times worse as the planet warms, all of these and other things are unpaid costs of climate change. society is hanging and it is keeping the price of the dirtiest electricity artificially low. caller: i've got to on -- guest: i got to weigh in on the bunch. first, you talk about georgia tech in their study. , energy information administration, has already modeled the impact -- this is the obama administration's department of energy, their modeling of the impact of the clean power plan shows that over the decade of the 20's, there will be lost income of one taurean dollar

epa administrator gina mccarthy today apologized for the spill. she called it a tragic and unfortunate accident. but new mexico's governor susana martinez has directed her administration to prepare legal action against the epa. >> we cannot have different standards for private industry, and for the federal government. and we were going hold accountable the long-term damage and the short-term damage is, is unpredictable, but we know it's devastating. lou: and the crisis comes just days after president obama unveiled a new series of unilateral epa rules to limit carbon emissions. fox news white house correspondent kevin corke has our report. >> reporter: even as the epa was feverishly attempting to manage the nightmare in colorado, chief administrator was in washington touting the obama administration's green agenda. >> it is our responsibility to act. that responsibility right now is crystal clear, and that is why we have taken action. >> reporter: that action is the epa's clean power plant. president's signature environmental policy initiative des

nancy stoner an epa regulator who used to work for nrdc. she wrote her former colleagues. >> you can't directly ask me to meet with you, but if you ask somebody else and have a few people there then i can meet with you. >> the epa is supposed to be independent. >> they are very close aren't they? >> they are sleeping with each other. >> figuratively. nancy stoner leads nrdc goes to epa and immediately is involved in the decision to kill this mine when that's one of the top priorities of nrdc. >> nancy stoner did not respond to our question. she has now left the government and works for another environmental group. >> this mine would destroy 90 miles of streams. >> bob dean speaks for the nrdc. >> your people are working for the epa now and epa people come to work for the nrdc coning with big liberal legislators. >> they are the source and sometimes they take advantage of that. >> this is the beautiful bay they are worried about. i assume pebble mine was right next to the bay. no. it turns out it is 90 miles away, the distance between baltim

the epa is now at the scene of a toxic spill from a colorado mine, and some critics say that poll he jeez are not enough. >>> in china, the death toll is beginning to rise, and another day of protests over the shooting of another man. we'll look at how officers can avoid deadly encounters. and we begin in colorado, where the head of the epa is visiting the site of a major toxic waste spill. gina mccarthy, on the site of the rivers, allen, what did mccarthy have to say about the water quality in the river behind you? >> well, she was here in durango and some other spots on the river, and what she said, there has been extensive testing in recent days, and they're showing that the river water is back to the same quality that it was before the spill, which was a week ago, last wednesday morning, and she also repeated what she said before, that she's heartbroken by it, and she blames, and says her own agency takes the blame for what happened up at gold king mine and what happened in the animus river and the san juan river, and the plume of sludge that throwed all the way out to lake powel