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there is so much to discuss tonight with epa minister there michael regan.reciate it, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me don. >> americans across the country are dealing with dangerous heat. this is not a red or blue state issue, this is a crisis hitting everyone. if you look at the temperatures on the screen, how massive is this problem, sir? >> it is a big problem, don. i did the president was firm today when he said that heat and climate change is an emergency. we are seeing record temperature heat, drought, we are seeing a lot of impact on life. this is an emergency, as the president stated. this is why he is taking action. he said from day one that if congress does not move, he would. don, he is not taking no for an answer. today's actions are an example of that. >> today, he announced steps to produce alternative energy production, funding for communities facing extreme heat, but he did not declare a national climate emergency, why is that? >> i think he has a number of tools and his toe box. he did not take that off the table. but th

michael regan is the epa administrator. he joins me from new orleans.inistrator, thank you very much for joining us. president biden today said this decision is devastating. how much of a setback is it for your efforts to regulate greenhouse gases? >> thank you for having me. i am deeply disappointed in the supreme court's decision today, actually very frustrated. the decision does constrain what we do, but let me be clear, it doesn't take us out of the game. we still will be able to regulate climate pollution and we will use all the tools in our toolbox to do so. the constraint we are seeing today prevents us as a country from making progress as quickly as we need to. climate action presents an opportunity for this country to assure global competitiveness, create jobs, lower costs for families, and protect people's health and well-being, especially those who have suffered from the burden of inaction for far too long. so yes, today's action is a disappointing action, it's devastating in many ways, as the president has said, but it doesn't take us out of

. >> epa administrator michael regan reacting to the supreme court's ruling.en's climate agenda. chief meteorologist ginger zee reports on the fallout. >> reporter: despite increasing urgency in the fight to combat climate change, the supreme court recently pulled back the government's power to fight it. the court's conservatives majority ruled that the epa went too far under the obama administration when it tried to push power plants to move away from coal. the decision said only congress, not an unelected agency can set policies that have major impacts on an entire industry. in her dissent justice elena kagan. the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. >> the world is way, way behind of curbing the carbon pollution. especially from these big sources. >> reporter: president biden called the decision devastating and epa administrator michael regan said he's deeply disappointed. but legal experts say that the epa has a shot of regulating greenhouse gases. >> it takes one of the tools that epa had to deal with climate change, but there are lots of ot

. >> joining me now is michael regan, administrator of the environmental protection agency.to be doing that job, but we're going to go ahead and ask you some questions because, look, for a lot of people, biden's -- president biden stopping short of saying this is a climate emergency when literally part of europe is on fire and the u.s. is baking it fell short of what he could have done. he was there in boston with ed markey, elizabeth warren and sheldon whitehouse, all of whom wanted him to declare a national emergency and use the national emergencies act. why didn't he do that? >> joy, thank you for having me. i think the president is showing leadership. he showed up today and he made some executive announcements, announcements that will shore up resources for people facing drought, low-income areas that need access to cooling centers and talking about offshore wind potential. we didn't take any options off the tampa bay and as he announced over the coming weeks he'll continue to evaluate and look at all of the actions that he can take. one of the things that he said was if

administration officials including cdc do like -- different -- director, and epa administrator michael regan -- health care in the black community, invite -- environmental justice, -- were among some of the topics. this is about an hour and 20. -- 20 minutes. thank you for inviting me to speak with you today i'm delighted to be here with you. as one of the nation's leading civil rights organizations, dedicated to empowering african-americans and others in underserved communities to achieve their highest potential, vaccinations by recruiting, hiring, and training and so , we need your help to reach them and now we need to vaccinate our children. we all remembered the surge of hope when the first covid vaccines became available. now, we have vaccines for everyone, what an accomplishment. you are instrumental in making sure that we get as many shots in arms as we can, because every shot in an arm, every single one is a win. the cdc has turned most of our attention to covid-19 in 2020, we haven't lost sight of other health risks that disproportionately impact people of color. 10 weeks after beco

administration officials including cdc do like -- different -- director, and epa administrator michael regan -- health care in the black community, invite -- environmental justice, -- were among some of the topics. this is about an hour and 20. -- 20 minutes. >> over the past decade, the national urban league movement has served more than 22 million individuals in key programs in justice and civic engagement, education can reuse development, jobs, entrepreneurship, housing and community development, and making sure everyone has access to quality and affordable health care options. throughout the pandemic, your work and impact did not stop. you built covid-19 vaccine confidence and bolster confidence by recruiting, hiring, training, and supporting community health navigators in six cities, and you addressed racial and ethnic disparities in adult immunizations in more than 50 local urban league chapters, launching 14 national education campaigns in six languages. yours was the trusted voice that was needed. we are grateful for everything you have done to reduce health inequities in the united

please welcome for the first time to the national urban league michael regan administrator of the environmental protection agency. ♪ [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. mr. president, mr. mayor, mr. new orleans. he has a lot of titles. with mark, i appreciate the many conversations we have had. he has spent his career on the front lines and i'm grateful to have his partnership in our shared mission. it is an honor to join you all today. for more than 100 years, the national urban league has fought to uplift black and underserved communities. from economic empowerment, advocating for health care to delivering healthy sustainable housing and texting civil rights. you've taken a whole listing approach -- a holistic approach. they are overlapping and interrelated. the same goes for the issues that are near and dear to the hearts at the fda. let me tell you how grateful i am for the work that you do. this administration shares a relationship with partners like you who hold us accountable. black leadership both inside and outside of the administration is essential to our community success.

administration officials including cdc do like -- different -- director, and epa administrator michael regan -- health care in the black community, invite -- environmental justice, -- were among some of the topics. this is about an hour and 20. -- 20 minutes.