epa's solid waste program forms are relatively new. the problems are old and will take a long time to solve. 6 billion tons of solid and hazardous waste are produced in the united states each year and deciding what to do with this mess or better yet, how to reduce it will not be easy. we have made a good start. regulations governing the treatment. storage and disposal of hazardous waste are now in place. we have also moved forward against the problems arising from inactive sites under our superfund authority. epa and the states have almost completed the inventory of potentially hazardous sites. the complex process of determining what to do at particular sites and who should do it is underway at many of them. the effort to control the harmful effects of the toxic chemicals used by our technological society is one of the most difficult and complex tasks ever devised. there are over 60,000 chemicals in commerce. between three and four pounds billion of pesticides are used each year. it is the job of the office of pesticide needs and toxic

the epa warns that one small sip can kill, with no known antidote.told to wear proper protective equipment, including respirators, when handling it. it's sprayed widely across the united states and some other parts of the world because of how effective it is at killing weeds. farmers like paraquat in part because it can kill weeds that have developed resistance to other herbicides. one of those farmers was clayton tohokey. >> i never thought i'd spray something that hurt anybody. >> you didn't know a spray was going to affect your health. >> reporter: clayton lives just outside of milbank, south dakota. he comes from a family of farmers and for a time lived to his beloved farm with his wife, denise. one day he and denise began to notice his tremors. >> hands, first thing most people notice. >> we both noticed it in church because the bulletin would shake. >> reporter: this uncontrollable shaking got progressively worse. prompting them to see a doctor. >> his regular doctor suggested a neurologist. so then that's when we -- he was diagnosed. >> report

the only way to understand it is a revival of massachusetts versus epa. disappointed in all the justices, maybe most disappointed in the liberals for not being consistent. they were not on the massachusetts versus epa court, i should pause and say what massachusetts versus epa was about at least on the standing question was on climate change. did massachusetts and other states get the claim? it was as much a speculative non-imminent kind of question but the court recognized quote this special is for states as it was ice auburn, i'm not sure what that is. states are like what is dual sovereignty? that's just part of the doctrine. roberts dissented on the question. just to connect some dots, what also came down and this term was texas versus united states. that stage was cavanaugh and the majority with others concurring. reaching on fairly standard ground on prosecutorial discretion that texas did not standing against united states. on a case about the border, there was a border war if you will or a proxy war on a separate question of state standing, it's 8

now, they were not on the massachusetts versus epa court. i should pause and say what massachusetts versus epa was about a misunderstanding question was on climate change and greenhouse gases, to massachusetts and other states have standing to bring the claim, and it was as much a speculative, not imminent kind of question, but the court recognized, quote, the special solicitude for states as a sovereign, as a cause i sovereign, i'm not sure what a quasi-sovereign in. states, what is dual sovereignty? states are sovereign. that's just part of the doctrine, but roberts dissented on that question. just to connect some dots here, but also came down on this term was texas versus the united states, and that case was a cavanagh and roberts in the majority, you know, with others concurring, but reaching on fairly standard ground on prosecutorial discretion that texas did not have standing o against the united states on border questions come up on a case about the border, there was a border war if you will or a proxy war on a seven question of state

the only way to understand it is a revival of massachusetts versus epa and i'm disappointed in all of justices, maybe most disappointed in the liberals for not being consistent. they were not on the massachusetts supreme court. i should pause and say what massachusetts versus epa was about on the standing question, on climate change and greenhouse gases, did massachusetts and other states have standing to bring the claim and it was as much a speculative, not imminent question but the court recognized special solicitude for states as a sovereign and i'm not sure what quasi-sovereign is. what is dual sovereignty? states are sovereign, that's part of the doctrine but roberts dissented on that question. to connect some dots here, what also came down was texas versus united states, that case was brett kavanaugh and roberts in the majority, with others concurring but reaching on fairly standard ground on prosecutorial discretion, texas does not have standing against the united states but on a case about the border there was a border war if you will or a proxy war on a separate question of s

we've certainly had the epa weigh on this. the county health department said they were looking into it. you had the contra costa county supervisors, congressman garamendi, desaulnier and thompson all kind of weighing in on this. i should say that congressman desaulnier's office just came back with a comment saying, many of the constituents i represent are impacted by these flaring incidents and coke releases, and i stand with them in their right to protect the health of their families and the community and hold pbf energy accountable for its continued violations. my question is, where does the lawsuit sit in these space? is i mean, is it the funding for the residents that the other investigations would not cover and the other political pressure would not handle? >> yeah, i think that's a good question. and i think that's exactly right. is that we have our main two objectives of what we're trying to accomplish with this lawsuit. but really, all of these things work in concert. i think one that you didn't mention, which we do ac

one example is the epa's climate solution production grants.es your community want and need assistance? a follow-up question is how are you using federal grant programs and clean energy tax credits? is this sufficient for communities to address climate change by driving down emissions and increasing resilience? dr. jurado: thank you for the question. the support is absolutely needed. i am sure many are aware our state passed on the cprg funding and on a solar project funding for residential investment. if that money is not committed directly available to communities, meaning municipalities, tribes, and counties, many of us will not be able to take advantage of these critically needed investments and there are no alternative sources. we have no investment in energy efficiency by our local energy facilities. there are no programs and the statement is made that it is not cost-effective. it is not cost-effective for the utility provider, but no matter how clean the energy is being produced, you have many lower income individuals who are contending

group of lawmakers in washington and clean vehicle industry leaders came together today to urge the epafinalize stronger vehicle emission standards. >> california senator alex padilla was among those pushing to implement phase three of the epa rule. it includes the strongest feasible greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy duty vehicles. padilla says the rule ultimately builds on the commitment that truck manufacturers agreed to meet here in california, which is 100% zero emission vehicle sales by 2036. >> this has to be a priority area for the epa and for all of us. it's the same freight trucks and busses that are contributing to the catastrophic climate events that we've seen in recent years that are devastating our communities daily. >> senator padilla also says the epa phase three rule is an opportune city to make progress toward the global memorandum of understanding on zero emission heavy duty vehicles. the us signed the memorandum last year at the un climate change conference. >> since the united auto workers has tesla and other carmakers in its sights, autoworkers at 13 nonu

they're hoping for more urgency from the epa on a final set of emissions rules by early next year. it's part of a global pact that the u.s. signed along with 26 other nations to enable 100% zero emission new truck and bus sales by 25040. >> it's the same freight trucks and buses that are contributing to the catastrophic climate events that we've seen in recent years that are devastating our communities daily due to pollution and preventing today's kids from playing outside. we cannot meet our comprehensive climate goals without a strong epa rule regulating heavy duty vehicle emissions and driving the commercial market forward. >> this all comes ahead of this year's united nations climate change conference which starts tomorrow in dubai. >>> utah is one step closer to hosting the winter olympics again. the international olympic committee named salt lake city as the preferred host of the 2034 winter olympics and paralympics. that means they are the front-runner. they are ready to be on the world stage. >> we have been through a lot as a city in the last several years. we've shown our

one example is a the epa's clime pollution reduction act. this is your community.low-up question is how are you using federal grant programs includingt energy credits and mrs. assistance sufficient for driving down emissions quick. >> thank you for the questionnk senator. the support is absently needed. i'm sure that many are aware that our state passed on the cpr chief funding and most recently on the solar project funding for residential investment. if that money is not made directly available to communities meaning is a pal of using counties many of us will not be able to take advantage of these very critically needed investments and franklyes alternative funding. another challenge we have is we have no investments in energy efficiency by her local energy utilities. there are no programs and the statement was made it's not cost-effective but it's not cost-effective for the utility provider. no matter how plain the energy is that's being a still have individualsncome who are contending with significant rises in temperatures and they are already energy burned and

the epa range estimates for the cybertruck are 250 to 500 miles.s a larger than average truck bed. it stands out with its stainless steel body and sharp angles. however, critics say the cybertruck's capabilities do not seem as remarkable as they did back in 2019. and the ev market is much more competitive than it was back then. 847 rite aid pharmacy has announced more of its locations will be shutting down. the company previously announced the closure of 150 stores, closed store locations after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. a rite aid spokesperson said the additional stores that are closing have been underperforming and will be closed in an effort to reduce rent expenses. much of the stores closing are close to us in the bay area. one location is in capitola, one in oakhurst, one in livermore, 1 in 1 location in sacramento and two in the lake tahoe area. >> amid growing concern about the economy, a new study finds some people are doomed spending to deal with their stress. a report by credit karma found about a quarter of adults are s

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however, pilot walter geiger says he's in favor of the epa's grant because he hopes the epa's plan will include a fuel that can work for all planes. we know the hazards of lead and we don't like it. >> the engine actually likes unleaded fuel because there's no deposits in the engine. that creates sticking valves and deposits in other places. so, you know, all over we as pilots, we like unleaded fuel. >> which airports receive the grant money will be announced in 2024. in santa clara county, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> the white house is confirming president biden will meet with chinese president xi jinping here in san francisco. that meeting will take place when both leaders are in town for next month's asia pacific economic cooperation, or apec summit. the us and china are the world's two largest economies. the meeting could help stabilize an increasingly tense relationship between the countries. white house press secretary karine jean-pierre did not provide many details about president biden's agenda for the meeting, only saying the two presidents are expected to have a tough co

we cannot meet our goals without a strong epa rule regulating heavy-duty vehicle emissions and driving the commercial market forward. >> this all comes ahead of this year's united nations climate change conference happening this week. >>> a military aircraft crashes off the coast of japan. ahead this midday, the ongoing search for those missing and the investigation into what went wrong. >>> and in georgia, one final private good-bye for first lady rosalynn carter. >>> also, concerned about chemicals, people living near the martinez refinery are fed up and they're taking the company that runs a refinery to court. what they're hoping to get out of a lawsuit. ian cull is looking into it. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve memory. prevagen. at stores everywhere without a presc

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, 77% of test samples had some level of lead contamination. 6% exceeded the epa's recommended maximumhreshold. which leads to question about water in aging public schools. lead can be extremely harmful. >> it can cause brain damage. it can cause irreversible long-term changes that can affect things such as behavior, attention, learning. >> reporter: back in the east ramapo school district, they tell us the bottled water will supply a solution while we work on replacing the fountains that students say haven't been operable for years. what do you want to see done? >> i want the water contamination to go away. i want them to prioritize the need for clean, accessible water. >> reporter: the new york state department of education says it's working with the district to replace these fixtures in the next year. we spoke with the new york civil liberties union who calls this a years old water problem a form of environmental racism that's happening in a district that's primarily minority. we contacted the school board and school district about those claims of environmental justice but received

la representante de epa dijo que con estos fondos esperan que 25 aeropuertos en diferentes partes del plomo. ofrecerán además espacios de discusión para que líderes comunitarios, pilotos, técnicos de aeropuertos y funcionarios intercambien ideas que aceleren esta transición. en el condado santa clara se dio ese paso el año pasado aquí en el aeropuerto hillview del este de san josé. ya no tienen permitido vender gasolina que contenga plomo. la misma decisión se tomó para el aeropuerto de san martín. >> nos segregaron los a todos los mexicanos. >> marisela lechuga vive a 5 cuadras de esta base aérea y asegura que la ubicación del aeropuerto afecta particularmente a una zona densamente poblada de familias latinas. >> químicos tóxicos que tienen unas consecuencias muy serias para nuestra salud. baja la teligencia nos da problemas de atención. hiperactividad. >> un estudio en 2021 vinculó este aeropuerto con niveles de plomo elevados en la sangre de los niños que viven alrededor, por lo que el condado decidió que dejara de operar en el año 2031. >> merecemos mucho más. tenemos que seguir p

tide free & gentle is epa safer choice certified.t's got to be tide. >>> a surprising new treatment for ptsd is giving veterans a chance for a normal life the drug mdma known as ecstasy experts are praising the results and so are the veterans who are part of the clinical trials. and now they're hoping the fda agrees harry smith reports. >> reporter: the wars in iraq and afghanistan are quickly fading into history. but for veterans of those conflicts with ptsd, history feels like yesterday >> we spent most of our time outside the wire walking around, driving around, getting shot at and blown up. >> reporter: marine veteran scott ostrom did two tours in iraq how hard was it to come back >> when i first got back, i thought it was par for the course to have nightmares and be sleepless. >> reporter: ostrom describes 12 years of hyper vigilance, every waking hour on edge. >> i was constantly thinking what i would need to do if something were to happen and how to be ready. i was always armed i always carried my gun with me. >> reporter: rea

i'm the policy director at epa and i am part of the cit working group. and i can't say enough good things about this unit. they're wonderful people. they are the change we are looking for here within sfpd. they're collaborative, kind, smart. and i like to have to see two women up here presenting. and sergeant collins, modest, but she's now, i think, the commanding officer of the unit. so we are happy to have her. one thing that i think is overlooked is the amount of community policing this unit does. and this list was prepared for a meeting that we had with chief scott. but i think lieutenant molina prepared it. but this is some of the outside trainings that the cit unit does in the community. the sf sro provides was west side clinic, behavioral health services and sf providers golden gate bridge patrol, yerba buena gardens conservancy. see the ambassador program, the alert program, police activities league cadet program, the progress foundation and providers as ucsf fellow program philz coffee personnel hyatt hotel security personnel and citywide staff.

and the president talks about ultimately, the epa being more responsible back in gaza. in a sense, i would underscore the word ultimately. in time, the p.a. should come back. they are not going to come back right, now they are not going to come back on the back of israeli attacks, that would completely discredit them. there does need to be some kind of intermitted ministration, so that when israel withdraws from gaza, you don't leave it like a rack. and that interministerial have to have an international mandate so that it has credibility, no one's going in at a point where hamas is still in control, or where hamas is in a position to resist. and so, israel will i think continue to act to ensure that gaza, hamas is weakened to the point where it is no longer in control of gaza, and it is not in a position where can can prevent others from coming in and managing it. i think the point of the palestinian authority coming back in time, is fully legitimate. and part of the reason being i, think part of the reason why the administration, the president was saying that the p.a.

are ways in which we are trying to deal with the supply side, i mentioned the regulations from the epawe've raised the loyalties on fossils that are being extracted from public lands. we canceled the leases in an, so there are a variety of things that we are doing but i think that fundamentally that political economy as you're describing shifted towards one that i think the american people can see themselves in the transformation and that's a good thing because we need to stick with this for a very long time. >> 7 out of 10 americans basically knew nothing aboutse p nation reduction act. should we be worried about that? is this like obamacare that is unpopular and then becomes popular overtime. when is it popular and known? >> it takes a while for people to feel it -- i mentioned the 170,000 jobs but on the way of 1.5 million jobs so, you know, as -- as the investments gain momentum, more communities across the country are going to feel the real impact of that. the programs that are really consumer facing are just really kicking in, the rebait programs that provide more efficient the a

epa, they make it up by the day. that's unconstitutional. a case called west virginia versus epa, probably most important supreme court case of our lifetime. it came out last year. the epa was making rules that congress never gave them the authority to write. those rules are unconstitutional. well, if those regulations are unconstitutional and the supreme court said 6 to 3 that they were. most of the federal regulations on the becomes today are actually unconstitutional and as your next president i will rescind and stop enforcing any unconstitutional regulation that's the majority of the regulations because i swore an oath to the constitution of the united states and interbed to ao keep. thank you very much. [applause] >> my name is dean foyer, obviously i'm a veteran. >> god bless you. >> we have to do the tough thing. >> yeah. >> one thing no one wants to talk and actually you go into a legion and talk this and you get shut it out, about eliminating the majority of the va system and i'm talking the va and the va medical. and those systems

now his epa is offering a cash prize to people who post about their easy.ow us your electric ride, share your experience and went up to $3000 protect taxpayer dollars by the way. can you believe this? >> i believe it. [laughter] nothing shocking at all about this. >> this is crazy, this is our government, executive branch offering cash prizes with our taxpayer dollars to post a picture of their electric vehicle that i was a young people person like my son he would be like just standing in front of an electric vehicle at some car lot intended in with a hope of winning $3000, don't do it but what about you? do have an electric vehicle? >> i have a capture, the only electric vehicle in my house and it's sitting there waiting on new batteries because they were used once and went dead. in a push to sell tvs and things, we are dealing with $5 a gallon because we don't want to drill baby drill, pump put in pipeline from one place to another, natural gas terminals awaiting approval. all types of ways to create fossil fuel energy, this administration will not let us

they are already advancing appropriations measures that cut epa and other agencies back to levels from 20 years ago. so i'm not sure what they have planned. i don't think that that's a plan that's very baked from the perspective of the appropriations committee. i don't think that it is grounded in much reality but these are the things the that speaker johnson has to the advocate for to the apiece the most extreme members of his congress. they are his base, they are who gave him the gavel and everyone else just goes along with it and so that's the position that we're in. >> the reason we are facing yet another government shutdown is because the republican caucus closed congress for 3 weeks, they took out their own speaker, shut down the floor of house of representatives and the american people shouldn't suffer for their chaos and their dysfunction. they delayed all of this, they screwed up the timing, it is their fault, they own it and that's why they need to put a clean cr and extend it so the government doesn't shut down. >> thank you. >> we were talking about what people have said ab

they are already advancing appropriations measures that cut epa and other agencies back to levels from 20 years ago. so i'm not sure what they have planned. i don't think that that's a plan that's very baked from the perspective of the appropriations committee. i don't think that it is grounded in much reality but these are the things the that speaker johnson has to the advocate for to the apiece the most extreme members of his congress. they are his base, they are who gave him the gavel and everyone else just goes along with it and so that's the position that we're in. >> the reason we are facing yet another government shutdown is because the republican caucus closed congress for 3 weeks, they took out their own speaker, shut down the floor of house of representatives and the american people shouldn't suffer for their chaos and their dysfunction. they delayed all of this, they screwed up the timing, it is their fault, they own it and that's why they need to put a clean cr and extend it so the government doesn't shut down. >> thank you. >> we were talking about what people have said ab

the epa lowered it to just 4 parts per trillion each. single drop in an olympic-sized swimming pool. >> each time those levels are lowered, it means that more people live in an area where contaminated water is thought to be a concern. a recent study found that as many as 200 million people are drinking water with more than the acceptable levels of pfas. that's around 2/3 of americans. states are taking action, and one of those states is minnesota. they are not taking any chances with the pfas that are in drinking water. to do that, they are trying out new types of water filters. >> romaine: pfas is --pfas is out in the environment. it has left the barn. it is out of the gate. this waterway is carrying the pfas right where the air meets the water. these little bubbles are signs there might be pfas in that water. pfas has hydrophobic and hydrophilic nature to it. think of it as a caterpillar. the head of the caterpillar is hydrophilic and wants to get in the water. the tail wants to be out of the water. his is hydrophobic. it kind of surfs

however, pilot walter geiger says he's in favor of the epa's grant because he hopes the epa's plan will include a fuel that can work for all planes. we know the hazards of lead and we don't like it. >> the engine actually likes unleaded fuel because there's no deposits in the engine. that creates sticking valves and deposits and other places. so, you know, all over we as pilots, we like unleaded fuel. >> which airports receive the grant money will be announced in 2024. in santa clara county, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right, it's halloween night. let's get a check on the weather. it seems like it's been a good day so far. >> a fabulous day. and now that it's dusk, you know, the kids are starting to hit the neighborhood. spencer and it looks nice for them. and it's a fabulous evening as well. >> i want to show you the post sunset sky. the sun has been dropping rapidly as we look westward from the east bay hills camera. and i wanted to show you this before the sun says bye for now. so let's move along and take a look at our trick or treating forecast. and you can see that the g

. >> reporter: it's why today local and federal leaders applauded a new grand from the epa. it will encourage small airports and pilots to switch from leaded to unleaded fuel. >> the truth of the matter is we've had to be persistent. there's no room for patience when children are being poisoned. >> reporter: this woman has been fighting this issue for years. >> i know there are a lot of families that attribute some of their health issues to the airport. >> reporter: airports only allowed unleaded, pilots can fuel up at airports outside the area and fly in. the new grant of $770,000 is a start. >> for a lot of people, it's too little, too late. i encourage companies to fight nationwide against the use of lead-based fuel. >> reporter: they have petitioned to shut down the airport. the county has voted to close it in 2031. >> there are planes flying over this elementary school constantly. not only does that -- for those that are refueling outside of santa clara county pose a lead pollution threat but it is noise pollution for these beautiful children. >> i have nieces and nephe

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it's all part of the epa's effort to the slash plant emissions by 2035.aging plants to be hut down before the end of their useful life. that makes no sense. this report shows we're at risk of having reliability problems and blackouts. we shouldn't have policies encouraging the shutdown of always available power plants. >> reporter: most of the u.s., more than half, is at an elevated risk of energy brownouts and blackouts this winter, prolonged cold snaps threaten the reliable performance of generation. now, in a a response, the epa saying it's working with 23 grid operators to the develop rules that, quote, safeguard public health, our climate and grid integrity, in that order. i just have to say before i go here, winter 2024 won't be the first with power interruptions. last winter nine states experienced rolling blackouts, so this is a problem that is only getting worse. stuart: gerri willis, thank you very much, indeed. look at this headline in "the new york times" it's related to gerri's story. wind power, key to democrats' climate change goals, faces

he's calling on the epa to pass strict greenhouse gas standard emissions. they are leading the push. it's part of the global pact the u.s. signed along with 26 other nations to enable 100% zero emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. this comes ahead of the yearly united nations climate change conference which starts tomorrow. >>> well, a big prediction about a.i. from a silicon valley tech leader. he says a.i. is quickly gaining on humans. nvidia is a tech company in the bay area that makes processors for a.i. at a tech summit in new york, the ceo said how quickly can a.i. kbeet humans? if a.i. is defined as a computer that complete tests in a fairly competitive way to humans, well, it will achieve those tests within five years. >>> well, is there a dream location where you want to retire? think about it. we're going to break >>> making it in the bay is hard for any age. housing costs could be the highest prices and out of the ten most expensive places to retire, the top five, can you guess it, right here in california. three of those are in the bay area