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we have to stop the epa now.this whole climate change stuff since congress isn't going to approve it as a treaty it will be enacted through the epa. we have seen only the beginning of the power grab. >> john, depending who the next president is, the next president may agree with president obama using the epa as a political tool instead of a regulator. >> it's a bad idea when the unelected bureaucracy does the political widing of the administration in power. democrats may like it now. they are not going to like it if it's a republican and vice server is a. these people should be neutral. it's probably a dream. >> let me read from senator jim inhoff saying the gao finding confirms what i long suspected that the epa will go to extreme lengths, even violate the law to promote its activist environmental agenda. somebody should go to jail, right? >> absolutely. this is why trust in government is low, especially among people in my generation. we are cynical to see the government manipulating and trying to put out inform
we have to stop the epa now.this whole climate change stuff since congress isn't going to approve it as a treaty it will be enacted through the epa. we have seen only the beginning of the power grab. >> john, depending who the next president is, the next president may agree with president obama using the epa as a political tool instead of a regulator. >> it's a bad idea when the unelected bureaucracy does the political widing of the administration in power. democrats may like it...
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ititays the epa broke federal law-- by overstepping how it promoted the rule on social media. it says the epa was urging the public to back the wotus rule with-- quote-- 'covert propaganda and grassroots lobbying.' co-vert propaganda. that means they were doing things we don't expect government to do for a regulation where they are supposed to balance economic, social and environmemeal outcomes. they didn't do that here. 14 they were campaigning and advocating in ways that we don't expect our government to do. epa disagrees with the assessment and says it uses social media tools just like all organizations to stay conected and inform. if you're giving or getting a drone this holiday that recreational users of drones or unmanned aerial systems must register their machine and themselves on a new website starting december 21st. if you open it or buy after the 21st--it has to be registered before you take it and fly it outdoors. that's it for news...meteorologist mike hoffman joins us now with our long range forecast. mike the drought monitor says just 20 percent of the continenta
ititays the epa broke federal law-- by overstepping how it promoted the rule on social media. it says the epa was urging the public to back the wotus rule with-- quote-- 'covert propaganda and grassroots lobbying.' co-vert propaganda. that means they were doing things we don't expect government to do for a regulation where they are supposed to balance economic, social and environmemeal outcomes. they didn't do that here. 14 they were campaigning and advocating in ways that we don't expect our...
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joce sterman is back now with the details for the epa. reporter: they dropped a letter this week to house lawmakers, weighing in on concerns about if the rubber has a link to cancer. never were asked 10 questions and answered almost none of them and anger parents and local anti-from advocates -- inside -- anti-crumb advocates. he won't evenrned stand on the field across from his house or let his kids play on it. >> our kids are literally the guinea pigs. reporter: it's chopped up tires used in athletic you'll sleep this one in reston. in october the 7 on your side team -- how concerned are you? expense studied on the federal level. reporter: he was so concerned he asked the epa for specifics on crumb and cancer. they responded nearly two months after his deadline with congress on holiday break. >> that tells you all they need to know. it's terrible. reporter: you think they tried to bury it? >> that the only reasonable conclusion i can draw. reporter: he says the epa's letter provides no conclusion for parents worry about putting kids at
joce sterman is back now with the details for the epa. reporter: they dropped a letter this week to house lawmakers, weighing in on concerns about if the rubber has a link to cancer. never were asked 10 questions and answered almost none of them and anger parents and local anti-from advocates -- inside -- anti-crumb advocates. he won't evenrned stand on the field across from his house or let his kids play on it. >> our kids are literally the guinea pigs. reporter: it's chopped up tires...
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and then you gotta move to e 15s and e 10. " stephanie: here's exactly what the epa ruled. refiners will be required to blend a little more than 18 billion gallons of renewable fuels in 2016, which is actually more than what the epa proposed back in may. and about 3- point-6 billion gallons of advanced biofuels - like the cellulosic ethanol from the plant in newton - will be mandated for next year. despite the new standards, the iowa renewable fuels association announced today that its installing an extra 187 blender pumps throughout the state. the i-r-f-a says iowans will now be able to benefit fro ma wider availablility of e-15 and e-85 while also pump. jack: coming up on local 5 news at six... jeb bush sits down with local 5's sabrina ahmed. hear what he said about donald trump's foreign policy ideas. "your watching local 5 news at 6 in hd with jack miller, stephanie angleson, we are forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards, and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." stephanie: jeb bush is finishing up his latest
and then you gotta move to e 15s and e 10. " stephanie: here's exactly what the epa ruled. refiners will be required to blend a little more than 18 billion gallons of renewable fuels in 2016, which is actually more than what the epa proposed back in may. and about 3- point-6 billion gallons of advanced biofuels - like the cellulosic ethanol from the plant in newton - will be mandated for next year. despite the new standards, the iowa renewable fuels association announced today that its...
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standup bridge: the epa's final plan says focusing on ethanol fuels prevents the u.s. from renewable fuels overall - so the u.s. needs to focus on developing non-e-eanol renewable fuels. vo: but senator ernst says the downgrading of ethanol renewables will deter iowa producers. senator joni ernst sot: this will stifle innovation if we don't see the commitment coming from congress, coming from the epa, on this issue. vo: ongressman rod blum says with the iowa caucus coming up, iowa citizens will watch closely as candidates address the epa's plan. rep rod blum sot: they can use the bully pulpit. they all have trememeous media coverage, and on the news they can say that it's wrong. that the president of the united states should follow the laws passed by congress. vo tag: reporting in washington, i'm peter zampa. one desesving linn county resident is about to get an early christmas present. companies including marion tire, deery brothers, and hyvee have joined the salvation army to give away a car. it's all part of something they call "miles for smiles." kcrg-tv9's jill ka
standup bridge: the epa's final plan says focusing on ethanol fuels prevents the u.s. from renewable fuels overall - so the u.s. needs to focus on developing non-e-eanol renewable fuels. vo: but senator ernst says the downgrading of ethanol renewables will deter iowa producers. senator joni ernst sot: this will stifle innovation if we don't see the commitment coming from congress, coming from the epa, on this issue. vo: ongressman rod blum says with the iowa caucus coming up, iowa citizens will...
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grassely of iowa was amgst one of those, displeased with the epa's renewable fuel revisions. he released a statement today saying quote: "this rule is a slight improvement but it still sells biofuels short. the epa just doesn't appreciate that farmers and biofuels producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by congress. the epa doesn't seem to appreciate that the law on the books requires strong b bfuels targets and that consumers like the chance to use alternate fuels. grassley went on to call the epa's approach to the problem "flawed" and suggested it buys into "big oil's rhetoric. the senator says this new rule should have came two years ago. tim: turning now to the dakota access pipeline, an important decision made today to further the construction of the proposed pipeline tim: south dakota public utilities commissiou voted two to one after a two and a half hour meeting in pierre south dakota today state regulator sissued a pippeline that will run diagnolly aross south dakota carrying oil to illinois. the pipeline has been hotley contested, but sup
grassely of iowa was amgst one of those, displeased with the epa's renewable fuel revisions. he released a statement today saying quote: "this rule is a slight improvement but it still sells biofuels short. the epa just doesn't appreciate that farmers and biofuels producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by congress. the epa doesn't seem to appreciate that the law on the books requires strong b bfuels targets and that consumers like the chance to use alternate...
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found documents that raised questions over whether the epa should be involved, including the epa involved in pitching crumb rubberers a way to dispose of tires.. an espn report found a memo from the apa repor that said chronic exposure could present health hazarar. so far, no response. people like steve pows are tired of waiting for answers. he doeoenot care who does the testing. his goal is beating cancer for good and getting the feds to stop passing the ball. >> a central agency needs to take a hard look at this. i'i'm shocked they arardragging eir feet in not doing so. how can they not? sharyl: the epa says it is crafting its response to the house committee's letter, although the deadline passed more than a month ago. the consumer product safety commission's chairman is also working to his response to the if congress wants that kind of in-depth research, they say congress needs to provide resources and funding. coming up, it has been a wild year in the media. media sharyl: you may already know -- there is something o oarisis of confidence in the media today. according to a poll this fa
found documents that raised questions over whether the epa should be involved, including the epa involved in pitching crumb rubberers a way to dispose of tires.. an espn report found a memo from the apa repor that said chronic exposure could present health hazarar. so far, no response. people like steve pows are tired of waiting for answers. he doeoenot care who does the testing. his goal is beating cancer for good and getting the feds to stop passing the ball. >> a central agency needs...
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this is a message from the epa to two different officials in the environmental agency., 2015, a little less than a year after flint had switched over its water. the epa writes, quote, the main purpose of my e-mail is to alert you to the high lead levels reported to a citizen yesterday by the flint water department. the epa says, quote, this goes back to what you and i were talking about yesterday that the different chemistry water is leeching out contaminants. so, rick snyder's government got that news from the federal epa in february, and they did not say a word about it to the public for the better part of a year. we knew that as of friday. now there's something new. the mcarthur genius award winning drinking water expert from virginia heck who dropped everything when he heard what was going on in flint and drove 15 hours straight to start testing the water in flint, that virginia tech professor now says that in addition to ignoring the epa telling them what was wrong, the state of michigan under rick snyder also intentionally withheld even its own data. the snyder ad
this is a message from the epa to two different officials in the environmental agency., 2015, a little less than a year after flint had switched over its water. the epa writes, quote, the main purpose of my e-mail is to alert you to the high lead levels reported to a citizen yesterday by the flint water department. the epa says, quote, this goes back to what you and i were talking about yesterday that the different chemistry water is leeching out contaminants. so, rick snyder's government got...
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the epa says it will affect nearly a million applicators nationwide. the certified and training rule is still in a public comment period and it requires applicators to renew certifications every three years. the epa also just finalized the worker protection standard rule they say it will help two million agricultural workers. one of the new aspects is it puts in place is a minimum age paluch says in iowa, worker protection will cover a diverse landscape. she adds there's a number of different pieces written in to the rule and it could change how people apply pesticides, "there's a little bit of change in the structure of whether or not you have a central posting area notification, and then there's been some talk about some of these pesticide exclusion zones. so when you apply a pesticide, being aware of people around you, anyone that's working in that area. communication, information exchange, all of those are big ones that i think are very good for people to stay up to date on." paluch adds there are some new training and record keeping aspects of the
the epa says it will affect nearly a million applicators nationwide. the certified and training rule is still in a public comment period and it requires applicators to renew certifications every three years. the epa also just finalized the worker protection standard rule they say it will help two million agricultural workers. one of the new aspects is it puts in place is a minimum age paluch says in iowa, worker protection will cover a diverse landscape. she adds there's a number of different...
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she's a former epa employee.'s like mona, i've been hearing all these reports about corrosion and lack of corrosion control in the water in flint. and you know, this can leach lead out. this is going to happen. i can't believe nobody's thought about this. she's like, you work up there and you're in charge of stuff up there. have you guys looked at the blood lead levels? and when pediatricians hear about the possibility of lead anywhere, we absolutely freak out because lead is -- we know lead. lead is the most potent neurotoxin you can think of. so that was pretty much my call to action. >> lead is a concern for pediatricians because kids are exposed to lead through lead paint, through -- there are other sources. and so when you started doing your testing it's not like you expected there to be no lead evident in kids in flint. >> right. so kids do have lead. but for the last 30 years the public health world has done a great job. we got lead out of paint, got lead out of gasoline, we've got these great home abateme
she's a former epa employee.'s like mona, i've been hearing all these reports about corrosion and lack of corrosion control in the water in flint. and you know, this can leach lead out. this is going to happen. i can't believe nobody's thought about this. she's like, you work up there and you're in charge of stuff up there. have you guys looked at the blood lead levels? and when pediatricians hear about the possibility of lead anywhere, we absolutely freak out because lead is -- we know lead....
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it is a crime for people to be service $d with water-- serviced with water that is classified by the epa as toxic waste. i have a filter up under here. this is one of the certified ones that filters out the led. >> reporter: cold water runs through a new filter. the 52-year-old stroke survivor says she won't drink it >> >> i have to depend on others, family members and friends, to take me places and help me to go and get bottled water. this is what that came up. look at this green at the bottom. >> it was only a few months ago when she said she collected this from her unfiltered faucet. >> it came out brown radio >> reporter: at a time when officials said it was okay to bring. >> it is orangey when it settles down. >> reporter: for more than a year now, ronda and tens of thousands of flint residents, many minorities with low income, have been without certainty that their drinking water is safe. most recently hers tested positive for high amounts of led, a toxic element especially dangerous for children >> look at the other pumpkin. do you want the pumpkin back. >> reporter: her 12-year-o
it is a crime for people to be service $d with water-- serviced with water that is classified by the epa as toxic waste. i have a filter up under here. this is one of the certified ones that filters out the led. >> reporter: cold water runs through a new filter. the 52-year-old stroke survivor says she won't drink it >> >> i have to depend on others, family members and friends, to take me places and help me to go and get bottled water. this is what that came up. look at this...
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this is one of the buildings that tested higher than epa standards for radon. he wants to know why the school didn't let parents know about the possible health risk. >> it can cause detrimental health effects. >> according to the epa, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the u.s. brian edwards is the spokesman for montgomery county schools. he said it was a mistake and something they're working to fix. >> we're correcting that by establishing a new base land set of data for all of our schools and we'll move forward as swiftly as possible. >> every floor-level room in all county schools will be tested for the cancer-causing gas. he also says they're working with the epa to make changes to the radon policy by sending letters more frequently. larry bower said, quote, i also have directed our staff to review our radon program, consult with experts in this area and develop a com pro hencive plan to ensure that we're monitoring our schools and offices and addressing any issues that may occur. >> he won't be satisfied until his son's school is testeded.
this is one of the buildings that tested higher than epa standards for radon. he wants to know why the school didn't let parents know about the possible health risk. >> it can cause detrimental health effects. >> according to the epa, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the u.s. brian edwards is the spokesman for montgomery county schools. he said it was a mistake and something they're working to fix. >> we're correcting that by establishing a new base land set...
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the epa describes it as a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.cent letter to parents by going to our website wjla.com. new tonight, a crash shutdown columbia pike in both directions for hours tonight. a driver crashed into a brick wall near the air force memorial. the driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. montgomery county firefighters are watching a large mulch fire in colesville. a spokesman posted this video of the fire on twitter. it started last night on new hampshire avenue. the fire has been contained but is expected to burn all night. a lot of people have been asking about it. no buildings are in danger. some northwest businesses had to be evacuated for several hours because of a hand grenade. a woman brought the hand grenade to the fourth district police station this morning to dispose of it safely. officers had to evacuate the station and nearby stores, restaurants, and homes were georgia avenue and peabody straight. some shoppers did not understand what was going on. >> there was confusion because people were
the epa describes it as a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.cent letter to parents by going to our website wjla.com. new tonight, a crash shutdown columbia pike in both directions for hours tonight. a driver crashed into a brick wall near the air force memorial. the driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. montgomery county firefighters are watching a large mulch fire in colesville. a spokesman posted this video of the fire on twitter. it...
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there are a host of other things that could be there, epa water rules, epa smog rules, undo part effortso of the dodd frank lawsuit reform law. there are all kinds of things the democrats say they will not accept, but again, they have not named them specifically, and we think that give them room to say ok, if they are in the final package, we can say we fought for them, we tweaked them, but of course the public will never know because they never saw the original vote. host: there was a story in the "new york times" this morning that suggests pet projects are getting into the final version of the spending bill. guest: sure. anytime you have a $1 trillion bill that will take you through can look for, you pet projects. that is always a fun thing for reporters to do. when this enormous bill comes out on monday, you can guarantee there will be a lot of people in the capital looking through it to see what was thrown in there at the last minute to sweeten the deal for some of these lawmakers. there is no way to anticipate what will be in there in terms of those things. horse slaughter provision
there are a host of other things that could be there, epa water rules, epa smog rules, undo part effortso of the dodd frank lawsuit reform law. there are all kinds of things the democrats say they will not accept, but again, they have not named them specifically, and we think that give them room to say ok, if they are in the final package, we can say we fought for them, we tweaked them, but of course the public will never know because they never saw the original vote. host: there was a story in...
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in may the epa had come out and talked about a reduction of volume. they actually came in and lifted it up a little bit from their initial numbers in may, and so to me the main thing to remember when it comes to the rfs is that that's just a support level. that's a minimal level, that is not a cap. so it gives us the ability to continue to produce. we can out produce what the rfs is, and now is the time to really try to build that ethanol export infrastructure as well as the fact that the usda's spending millions of dollars to help improve the e 15 or increase the e 15 availability and all of that good stuff. so i saw it and it really, it wasn't what'd you think, naomi? your reaction? >> yeah, i absolutely agree with what she said. the one thing that i appreciated more on it was that what they had come out for ethanol was 14.5 million galalns billion gallons -- and what that equates to in terms of corn use was exactly what the usda had pegged. so it keeps a nice floor in the market. it keeps the demand there. it wasn't anything to make the market go h
in may the epa had come out and talked about a reduction of volume. they actually came in and lifted it up a little bit from their initial numbers in may, and so to me the main thing to remember when it comes to the rfs is that that's just a support level. that's a minimal level, that is not a cap. so it gives us the ability to continue to produce. we can out produce what the rfs is, and now is the time to really try to build that ethanol export infrastructure as well as the fact that the...
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let's start by talking about this rfs decision that came out from epa. angie, your gut reaction to what good they didn't get rid of it. you know, we were really going in with a lot of opposition and a lot of trouble. a lot of groups were spending tons of money to try to trash the rfs and basically do all they could. in may the epa had come out and talked about reducti of volumethey actually came in and lifted it up a lite bit from their initial numbers in may, and so to me the mainhing to remember when it cos to the rfs is that that's just a support level. that's a minimal level, that is not a cap. so it gives us the ability to continue to pducewe c out pduce what the rfss, and now is the time to really try to build that ethanol export infrastructure as well as the fact that the usda's spending millions of dollars to help improve the e 15 or increase the e 15 availability and all of that good stuff. so i saw it and it really, it wasn't bearish, and in this market that s a great thing. >> sure, agree with what she said. the one thing that i appreciated mo
let's start by talking about this rfs decision that came out from epa. angie, your gut reaction to what good they didn't get rid of it. you know, we were really going in with a lot of opposition and a lot of trouble. a lot of groups were spending tons of money to try to trash the rfs and basically do all they could. in may the epa had come out and talked about reducti of volumethey actually came in and lifted it up a lite bit from their initial numbers in may, and so to me the mainhing to...
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displeased with the epa's renewable fuel revisions. he released a statement saying quote: "this rule is a slight improvement but it still sells biofuels short. the epa just doesn't appreciate that farmers and biofuels producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by congress. the epa doesn't seem to appreciate that the law on the books requires strong biofuels targets and that consumers like the chance t tuse alternate fufus. grassley went on to call the epa's approach to the problem "flawed" the senator says this new rule should have came two years ago. coming up in sports... dordt and briar cliff are among the 24 schools at the n-a-i-a volleyball tournant. we'll hear from the chargers and defenders after the break. scott: stay tuned for today's forecast... of school and businesses closed or having late start time, head to siouxlandmatters.co m jessica rae: a handful of teams at the naia volleyball tournament might be a little surprised at the snow we've gotten since monday. but dordt and briar cliff, aren't amon
displeased with the epa's renewable fuel revisions. he released a statement saying quote: "this rule is a slight improvement but it still sells biofuels short. the epa just doesn't appreciate that farmers and biofuels producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by congress. the epa doesn't seem to appreciate that the law on the books requires strong biofuels targets and that consumers like the chance t tuse alternate fufus. grassley went on to call the epa's...
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the epa is working on a detailed study from california and has offered to brief congress about that in the new year. coming up -- senator ted cruz firing back at the "washington post" over a controversial cartoon. >> don't make fun of a five-year-old girl and kimberly: 7 on your side with a consumer alert and word that the hyatt hotel chain was hacked. they are investigating malware found on computers. the breach affects properties but notby hyatt franchised locations. leon: a new controversy in the race for the white house. firing back about a cartoon in "washington post" that shows his two daughters as monkeys. spoke out today and said that his kids and all kids are off limits. cruz was senator ted reading christmas stories with his family. no one will be the wiser. prompted the ad washington post to run the political cartoon, depicting his daughters as trained monkeys. -- don'tot complicated make fun of a five-year-old girl and seven-year-old. jonathan: cruz and his gop challengers agree on this one. >> this is off limits ted cruz was right to be outraged. jonathan: donald trump cal
the epa is working on a detailed study from california and has offered to brief congress about that in the new year. coming up -- senator ted cruz firing back at the "washington post" over a controversial cartoon. >> don't make fun of a five-year-old girl and kimberly: 7 on your side with a consumer alert and word that the hyatt hotel chain was hacked. they are investigating malware found on computers. the breach affects properties but notby hyatt franchised locations. leon: a...
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as well as the california epa and area safe in the amounts being used. i'm jeff bush in walnut creek, kron four news. >> catherine : still ahead. charges are filed in a violent home invasion robbery in orinda. the tragic accident near tracy this weekend - that has left 9 children without parents. and a look at some of the rain and snow totals for the bay area and california.- >> catherine : charges after allegedly holding--an oakland man is facing felony charges after allegedly holding a nanny at gunpoint during a robbery in orinda last tuesday. 18-year-old armani miller is accused of the crime - after being found in oakland the next day with a stolen black porsche. police say he kicked in the door of the house. and pulled a gun on the nanny. he then forced her to go room- to-room. as he stole cash. two i-pads. and the porsche. miller was arraigned this morning. a man is caught on surveillance video -- vandalizing businesses in san jose's japantown. and seattle says ride-share companies like uber -- "can" form unions. >> gary :the giants' pitching and go
as well as the california epa and area safe in the amounts being used. i'm jeff bush in walnut creek, kron four news. >> catherine : still ahead. charges are filed in a violent home invasion robbery in orinda. the tragic accident near tracy this weekend - that has left 9 children without parents. and a look at some of the rain and snow totals for the bay area and california.- >> catherine : charges after allegedly holding--an oakland man is facing felony charges after allegedly...
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the epa considers 4 or less to be safe.mith center has the highest levels with nearly three times that amount. the report shows levels as high as 5.3 were found in 16 rooms at fallsmead elementary. what makes parents like friedman even more upset is the tests were conducted three years ago and nothing was done about it. >> and that was a mistake on our part. >> reporter: brian edwards is the chief communications officer for the mont fwgomery county puc schools. he says a mistake was made by the indoor air quality team and was only discovered a few weeks ago. edwards says the district is sending home letters to parents letting them know about the situation but he insists students are safe. but the epa says, "even radon levels below 4 pqi/l pose some risk and the risk of lung cancer can be reduced by lower radon levels." we're told school official districts will be at the pta meeting at fallsmead elementary school behind us here. they're going to be discussing the radon tests and taking questions from concerned parents. we're
the epa considers 4 or less to be safe.mith center has the highest levels with nearly three times that amount. the report shows levels as high as 5.3 were found in 16 rooms at fallsmead elementary. what makes parents like friedman even more upset is the tests were conducted three years ago and nothing was done about it. >> and that was a mistake on our part. >> reporter: brian edwards is the chief communications officer for the mont fwgomery county puc schools. he says a mistake was...
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several montgomery county schools, including falls meade, had radon levels over the epa limit. a pta meeting,as there were folks from as far away as silver spring which has classrooms that tested more than double the epa limit. >> i find it inexcusable we were not informed about this when you found out. linda crawford believes that her building has made her sick. >> i'm sick now. will i have lung cancer when i get older? tom: officials say they messed up after radon tests were done in 2012. he should have retested schools over the limit and done something to bring the levels down, but for three years, they have done nothing. >> i don't have any good answers. the best we can do at this point is do what we should have done in 2012. , the testing meade that should have happened in 2012 is scheduled to happen this week. montgomery county school officials say they will retest all the other schools as well in this time they will be a lot quicker to publish the results. reporting live in rockville, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. thatng rain and cold air has been here a
several montgomery county schools, including falls meade, had radon levels over the epa limit. a pta meeting,as there were folks from as far away as silver spring which has classrooms that tested more than double the epa limit. >> i find it inexcusable we were not informed about this when you found out. linda crawford believes that her building has made her sick. >> i'm sick now. will i have lung cancer when i get older? tom: officials say they messed up after radon tests were done...
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>> yes, the epa was doing an audit what they were supposed to have done. but there are rules that the federal government should be testing water to make sure there is no lead in it. lee ann walters, who had the high plead levels, they came to washington to talk about the rules, the lead and copper rule, there are these loopholes that can let lead get into water with no one knows knowing it. it's been a lengthy process to look at these rules to see whether they can tighten these things and help stop a future incident happening like flint. >> if i go to a tap in flint and turn on the water, is that safe to drink now? >> it depends who you want to believe. certain themes don't have any lead piping, or any line going into their house, may be completely safe. but the problem is the lead pipes have been destroyed, the lead has been flaking off. they're going to have to replace the infrastructure and get back to a way. in order to get back to normal, there's time to deal with this and putting in controls and using the filters to make sure what you're drinking is
>> yes, the epa was doing an audit what they were supposed to have done. but there are rules that the federal government should be testing water to make sure there is no lead in it. lee ann walters, who had the high plead levels, they came to washington to talk about the rules, the lead and copper rule, there are these loopholes that can let lead get into water with no one knows knowing it. it's been a lengthy process to look at these rules to see whether they can tighten these things and...
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the epa announced that the biodiesel targets allowed in gas will be 1.9 billion gallons for 2016, and 2 billion gallons for 2017. the iowa renewable fuels association says the quote numbers ignore recent research that the industry much more. congressional delegation is today's decision. jack: grassley says the epa didn't do enough for iowa new standards, saying doesn't farmers can do congressman dave loebsack echoed that statement, saying that increasing the amount of ethanol in our gasoline only helps the nation, and it will lessen our dependence on foreigh oil. ernst says the against what the standard was supposed to do for the country. jack: jon joins us now-- and jon matt campbell already getting to work for isu. jon: yeah jack-- no rest for the new man under the headset. coming up on local 5 sports we'll hear matt campbell's plan for recruiting-- and what he can jon: matt campbell wasted no time letting us know the type of person he is... what stands out most-- well he's ready to get to work. he talked about the most important aspect of the off season-- recruiting-- in abundance
the epa announced that the biodiesel targets allowed in gas will be 1.9 billion gallons for 2016, and 2 billion gallons for 2017. the iowa renewable fuels association says the quote numbers ignore recent research that the industry much more. congressional delegation is today's decision. jack: grassley says the epa didn't do enough for iowa new standards, saying doesn't farmers can do congressman dave loebsack echoed that statement, saying that increasing the amount of ethanol in our gasoline...
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to keep poisonous toys out of the country. >> it makes it harder for epa once decided chemicals are a problem to actually intercept that chemical coming in in imported products. let the epa ban importing a chemical but the administrator would need to declare it harmful. some call that a legal hurdle. the bill sponsor says it will keep a long list of poison's out of products. >> we will have a cop on the beat. we will finally be able to protect our kids from toxic chemicals. >> this could be helpful. that's why the next phase is going to be key when they reconcile these two bills. >> potentially new protections to keep harmful toys out of your home. congress is only going to take up a revised version of the bill next year. >> vanessa: a recall of large older cars, it affects more than 300 ford crown victoria's and mercury grand marquee -- marquis. the red, the national association realtor says sales fell more than 10% in november that brings the seasonaly adjusted rate to 7.4 million. experts say the introduction of a new disclosure home likely stopped buyers in november. road sild l
to keep poisonous toys out of the country. >> it makes it harder for epa once decided chemicals are a problem to actually intercept that chemical coming in in imported products. let the epa ban importing a chemical but the administrator would need to declare it harmful. some call that a legal hurdle. the bill sponsor says it will keep a long list of poison's out of products. >> we will have a cop on the beat. we will finally be able to protect our kids from toxic chemicals. >>...
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as the paris climate talks wind down, roger harrigan sat down with epa administrator gina mccarthy. they talked about the viability president obama's clean energy act if a republican becomes the next american president. vast majority of people in the united states want climate action, they want leadership, they want the epa's clean power plant to be strong and in play, and they want a national -- an international agreement. the dynamics are changing among the people and that dynamic will he felt among their representatives. climate change is still politically contenders in the u.s., and all the front runners for the republican nomination have said they will scrap the presidents climate change policies if they were to be elected. gina mccarthy: first of all, on issues like the clean power plant, we are baking that into the system. this is not a policy debate. this is not a rule that is finalized. no matter what signals congress wants to send. importantly, every state is actively going to be submitting their plans. they are working on them now, and the major utilities know that in the
as the paris climate talks wind down, roger harrigan sat down with epa administrator gina mccarthy. they talked about the viability president obama's clean energy act if a republican becomes the next american president. vast majority of people in the united states want climate action, they want leadership, they want the epa's clean power plant to be strong and in play, and they want a national -- an international agreement. the dynamics are changing among the people and that dynamic will he...
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the head of the epa has multiple things to do.ng the presidentials clean power plan of course comes down hard on the likes of volkswagen who has been cheated on their emission. back to you. >> donald trump is working from both sides of the political aisle after calling for a total ban on muslims entering the united states. trump saying he would keep the ban in place until our country's representatives can try to figure out what is going on and that includes facts about the attacks in san bernardino. let's get out to tracie potts in washington d.c. today. >> in fact he doubled down on that. at an event last night he told people not even to worry about racial profiling. that he would protect them from that. just to report whatever they see and as you noted to prevent muslims from coming into this country is a growing controversial idea and seems to be on his own. hillary clinton says he's playing right into terrorist hands they said he is acting more like a lynch mob leader than someone that wants to be the leader of the free world.
the head of the epa has multiple things to do.ng the presidentials clean power plan of course comes down hard on the likes of volkswagen who has been cheated on their emission. back to you. >> donald trump is working from both sides of the political aisle after calling for a total ban on muslims entering the united states. trump saying he would keep the ban in place until our country's representatives can try to figure out what is going on and that includes facts about the attacks in san...
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epa disagrees with the assessment and says it uses social media tools just like all organizations to stay conected and inform. if you're giving or getting a drone this holiday season, don't forget to get it registered. the f-a-a announcing that recreational users of drones or unmanned aerial systems must register their machine and themselves on a new website starting december 21st. if you open it or buy after the 21st--it has to be registered before you take it and fly it outdoors. that's it for news...meteorologist mike drought monitor says just 20 percent of the continental u.s. is in moderate drought or worse. yeah, that's right, clinton. and almost every bit of f at is west of the continental divide. i mean most of the plain states, eastern states, just not seeina any drought at all. jet stream as we head through this week-- you will notice one thing there's ripple, after ripple coming eastward each one has a little shot of cold air with it. could be producing some rain in the east and snow to the west of it. quick shot of cold air in the west then that system moves into the sout
epa disagrees with the assessment and says it uses social media tools just like all organizations to stay conected and inform. if you're giving or getting a drone this holiday season, don't forget to get it registered. the f-a-a announcing that recreational users of drones or unmanned aerial systems must register their machine and themselves on a new website starting december 21st. if you open it or buy after the 21st--it has to be registered before you take it and fly it outdoors. that's it...
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the bill gives the epa new authority to test and ban dangerous chemicals but only would allow the epa to ban the toy with the chemical if it harmful. >> it makes it harder for epa once they decided the chemical is a problem to actually in in imported products. supporters say it strengthens protection to keep toxins away from kids. >>> a southshore mother defied the odds to get pregnant only to be hit with a second larger challenge. fox 25's heather hegedus sat down with her and doctors to find out how she's doing and share her message to other moms. >>> three-month-old coroline and her mom are meeting with the doctor who helped deliver little cora. dr. katherine economy is a major reason that today jody and her husband nate have a child. >> she's great. she's like -- i have the perfect kid. >> reporter: jody spent the past two years pregnant on and off but miscarrying four different times. and an emotional roller coaster for the braintree couple. >> we were both worked up and found that there was absolutely nothing medically wrong with us. >> reporter: but then on their fifth try, the
the bill gives the epa new authority to test and ban dangerous chemicals but only would allow the epa to ban the toy with the chemical if it harmful. >> it makes it harder for epa once they decided the chemical is a problem to actually in in imported products. supporters say it strengthens protection to keep toxins away from kids. >>> a southshore mother defied the odds to get pregnant only to be hit with a second larger challenge. fox 25's heather hegedus sat down with her and...
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a recent group would make it more difficult for the epa to keep poisonous toys out of the country. it makes it harder for epa once they've decided a chemical is a problem to actually intercept that chemical coming in in import products. >> supporters of the bill say it actually strength he know to keep the toxins away from kids. >> five minutes until the top of the area. a coyote somehow found its way into the airport in south carolina. airport officials say it's possible the coyote walked through one of the airport doors like anyone else. animal control was called in and they managed to rang el up the it had to be euthanized. it cannot be relocated. >> check this out, if rudolph and the other reindeer need to take a break. robots made right here in boston are on stand by. you can see these incredible robots leading santa's slaw. they were created by boston dynamics and they post this had video on youtube. i don't know. it's kind of interesting. >> are they supposed to have a head, just no neck. >> they have a head. you just have to look really closely. >> it's like a little light
a recent group would make it more difficult for the epa to keep poisonous toys out of the country. it makes it harder for epa once they've decided a chemical is a problem to actually intercept that chemical coming in in import products. >> supporters of the bill say it actually strength he know to keep the toxins away from kids. >> five minutes until the top of the area. a coyote somehow found its way into the airport in south carolina. airport officials say it's possible the coyote...
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the epa calls this "beneficial use," and members of the coal industry claim reusing coal ash provides an environmental benefit. >> there are a wide variety of things we can use coal ash for, rather than throw it away. the most prominent uses are, uh, using coal fly ash in concrete. every ton of fly ash we put into concrete is a ton of cement that doesn't need to be made, and not making that ton of cement has saved over 11 million tons of co2 emissions last year alone. used properly, coal ash is a safe material for beneficial use. the levels of metals in coal ash are comparable to the levels of metals in the dirt and rocks in your backyard. we believe the best solution to coal ash disposal problems is to quit throwing it away. in parts of the country, these historic coal mines have a tremendous problem with acid mine drainage. you've seen the orange-colored creeks and those kind of things. coal ash can actually be used, uh, to modify the ph in those settings and relieve that acid mine drainage. so that's an example where you actually want to put the coal ash in contact with the water b
the epa calls this "beneficial use," and members of the coal industry claim reusing coal ash provides an environmental benefit. >> there are a wide variety of things we can use coal ash for, rather than throw it away. the most prominent uses are, uh, using coal fly ash in concrete. every ton of fly ash we put into concrete is a ton of cement that doesn't need to be made, and not making that ton of cement has saved over 11 million tons of co2 emissions last year alone. used...
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the epa as obamacare as really a detriment. >> it's not just businesses. if you look at some of the latest proposals to epa on power plants, it would cause roughly a 15% increase in in people's electricity bills. your lower to middle class families will be hit the hardest by the regulations. it's not really a benefits to consumer, just some radical environmentalists say they want to put proposals. the epa will put it out there and it would cause an flex of 15%, the family should be able to spend that on buying more gives for the family. >> do you think we'll see a government shutdown? >> i don't think we will. we've been laying out how to fund these governments at a time when american families wand to see thinks things addressed, and the president needs to lay this out. maybe he touch it is on it tonight, but i don't think the president has done an adequate job, the real threat of terrorism coming into america. >> congressman, good to have you on the program. >> great to be back. >> congressman steve scalise there. >>> the next talks happening on american
the epa as obamacare as really a detriment. >> it's not just businesses. if you look at some of the latest proposals to epa on power plants, it would cause roughly a 15% increase in in people's electricity bills. your lower to middle class families will be hit the hardest by the regulations. it's not really a benefits to consumer, just some radical environmentalists say they want to put proposals. the epa will put it out there and it would cause an flex of 15%, the family should be able...
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this is one of the buildings that tested higher than epa standards for radon.nts to know why the school didn't let parents know about the possible health risk. >> it can cause detrimental health effects. >> according to the epa, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the u.s. brian edwards is the spokesman for montgomery county
this is one of the buildings that tested higher than epa standards for radon.nts to know why the school didn't let parents know about the possible health risk. >> it can cause detrimental health effects. >> according to the epa, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the u.s. brian edwards is the spokesman for montgomery county