host: you also write about superfund sites. in preparation for florence the environmental protection agency is monitoring nine of the nation's most toxic sites known as superfund sites where various chemicals and pest at this tudesrisk spread due to rainfall. that's only a fraction of the sites in florence's path which counted more than 60. what is a superfund site, explain how it works. guest: it is basically -- the easy way to describe it it's one of our most toxic sites, contaminated sites in the country. the superfund program was created because during the industrial revolution we didn't have environmental regulations like we do now. we had industrial facilities, wood makers, plastic makers, pesticide makers, chemical makers that produced a lot of pollution. and they wound up contaminating the ground water and soil around them. then those companies eventually went out of business or bankrupt before they were able to pay for clean cleaning up these contaminated sites. -- for cleaning up these contaminated sites. they come un

so hewlett packard became a superfund site until became a superfund site national semiconductor advanced micro devices i.b.m. you name it they were there and they were all superfund sites. the cost of cleanup for i.b.m. as well as all the other companies has been tremendous it's an enormously slow and tedious process. if you look right over here also this is a major residential neighborhood just directly across the street from this industrial site. most of the people living here today are unaware of this huge toxic plume. and those same chemicals that are still right under where we're standing are now beginning to seep back up out of the groundwater through the soil and are actually coming into the offices of these software engineers a google. and this is the one that e.p.a. said might take three hundred years to clean up. this is so complicated the devastation is so enormous that we're really talking centuries of cleanup not just years or decades. the problem is that it just keeps reoccur. please when companies started moving away from silicon valley to china i think that they were the

so hewlett packard became a superfund site until became a superfund site national semiconductor advanced micro devices i.b.m. you name it they were there and they were all superfund sites. the cost of cleanup for i.b.m. as well as all the other companies has been tremendous it's an enormously slow and tedious process. if you look right over here also this is a major residential neighborhood just directly across the street from this industrial site. most of the people living here today are unaware of this huge toxic plume. and those same chemicals that are still right under where we're standing are now beginning to seep back up out of the groundwater through the soil and are actually coming into the offices of these software engineers a google. and this is the one that e.p.a. said might take three hundred years to clean up. this is so complicated the devastation is so enormous that we're really talking centuries of cleanup not just years or decades. the problem is that it just keeps reoccur. please when companies started moving away from silicon valley to china i think that they put only

the book that outweighed a whole outline scandal about 1mdb and the controversy around the state superfund fund, the mismanagement the controversy around the state superfund, the mismanagement of funds caught the idea of a wall streetjournal reporter, funds caught the idea of a wall street journal reporter, who initially discovered there was something wrong with numbers. was first heard about 1mdb when the goldman sachs was making a crazy amount of money and selling bonds for the fund. about a year later and investigative website and a malaysia newspaper had this explosive story about how money had been taken out of the fund by a 27—year—old financier. we started to dig in and we had a few exclusives and a few months later we reported that the prime minister of malaysia had received $681 million into his account. there were a lot of intricacies in this whole scandal. very concentrated. was a difficult to put it into this book? —— was it. yesterday when we wrote for the wall streetjournal there were a lot of money trail scandals and a prime minister was still in power, it is very difficult

carol: you talk about a superfund site, the toxins leaking in. also talk about the rock lack and mining -- rock lake and mining and feces. christopher: you took my line. these are all complex, so we try to go one by one. of all the various climate threats, one real threat is that superfund, as they have more and more flooding and on this site, some of those toxins held in the soil could eastgate from where they are held into the groundwater. vulnerable,ecially because you have a dozen or so superfund sites. you have that very shallow groundwater. the concern in miami is that as flooding gets worse, you could have more even's where -- events where these toxins get pushed tax the aquifier and infrastructure to try and clean those toxins out of drinking water. citizens in miami have to worry about this because you don't know whether climate change will increase the threat and how quickly. funding for water infrastructure is really expensive. there is less state and federal help them to used to be. -- help than there used to be. and you have this cli

so hewlett packard became a superfund site until became a superfund site national semiconductor advanced micro devices i.b.m. you name it they were there and they were all superfund sites. the cost of cleanup for i.b.m. as well as all the other companies has been tremendous it's an enormously slow and tedious process. if you look right over here also this is a major residential neighborhood just directly across the street from this industrial site. most of the people living here today are unaware of this huge toxic plume. and those same chemicals that are still right under where we're standing are now beginning to seep back up out of the groundwater through the soil and are actually coming into the offices of these software engineers a google. and this is the one that e.p.a. said might take three hundred years to clean up. this is so complicated the devastation is so enormous that we're really talking centuries of cleanup not just years or decades. the problem is that it just keeps reoccur. please when companies started moving away from silicon valley to china i think that they were the

so hewlett packard became a superfund site until became a superfund site national semiconductor advanced micro devices i.b.m. you name it they were there and they were all superfund sites. the cost of cleanup for i.b.m. as well as all the other companies has been tremendous it's an enormously slow and tedious process. if you look right over here also this is a major residential neighborhood just directly across the street from this industrial site. most of the people living here today are unaware of this huge toxic plume. and those same chemicals that are still right under where we're standing are now beginning to seep back up out of the groundwater through the soil and are actually coming into the offices of these software engineers a google. and this is the one that e.p.a. said might take three hundred years to clean up. this is so complicated the devastation is so enormous that we're really talking centuries of cleanup not just years or decades. the problem is that it just keeps reoccur. please when companies started moving away from silicon valley to china i think that they were the

so hewlett packard became a superfund site until became a superfund site national semiconductor advanced micro devices i.b.m. you name it they were there and they were all superfund sites. the cost of cleanup for i.b.m. as well as all the other companies has been tremendous it's an enormously slow and tedious process. if you look right over here also this is a major residential neighborhood just directly across the street from this industrial site. most of the people living here today are unaware of this huge toxic plume. and those same chemicals that are still right under where we're standing are now beginning to seep back up out of the groundwater through the soil and are actually coming into the offices of these software engineers a google. and this is the one that e.p.a. said might take three hundred years to clean up. this is so complicated the devastation is so enormous that we're really talking centuries of cleanup not just years or decades. the problem is that it just keeps reoccur. please when companies started moving away from silicon valley to china i think that they were the

you talk about a superfund site, the toxins leaking in. talk to us about that. you also talk about the rock lake and mining and feces. jason: you took my line. carol: sorry. chris: in 2014, a pa put out a report saying of all the threats, one threat is that superfund sites and other industrial sites, as they have more flooding some of those , toxins held in the soil could escape from where they are held into the groundwater. miami is especially vulnerable, because you have a dozen or so superfund sites, much more industrial the on that and you have got that very shallow groundwater. the concern in miami is that as flooding gets worse in terms of intensity and frequency, you could have more events where these toxins get pushed into the aquifer and tax the infrastructure to try and clean those toxins out of drinking water. i spoke with gina mccarthy and she said citizens in miami have to worry about this because you don't know whether climate change will increase the threat and how quickly. these are things of its cities struggle with. funding for water infrastruc

the communities in advance of florence are taking steps right now to keep an eye on some of their superfund sites and their other problem areas and already draining the hog lagoons if you will ahead of the storm to try to minimize the impact and avoid what you saw in one nine hundred ninety nine and just real quick molly generally when we look at the stock markets how do they react to her kids and i know it's going to differ widely but is there an overall consensus or sort of what generally happens yes the overall consensus generally is that any business that's related to reconstruction or repairs you're going to see them do well that's going to go up but any business that deals with again the service industry whether it's hotels or travel and leisure stocks related to insurance those are going to see a bit of a dip excellent molly barrows legal journalist national tour oh i'm sure you do or that you're not there you're there also but you we appreciate your time so much molly it's always great to have you thanks so much. thank you bart. and as a storm continues the truck of ministration has

host: you also write about superfund sites.preparation for florence the environmental protection agency is monitoring nine of the nation's most toxic sites known as superfund sites where various chemicals and pest at this tudesrisk spread due to rainfall. that's only a fraction of the sites in florence's path which counted more than 60. what is a superfund site, explain how it works. guest: it is basically -- the easy way to describe it it's one of our most toxic sites, contaminated sites in the country. the superfund program was created because during the industrial revolution we didn't have environmental regulations like we do now. we had industrial facilities, wood makers, plastic makers, pesticide makers, chemical makers that produced a lot of pollution. and they wound up contaminating the ground water and soil around them. then those companies eventually went out of business or bankrupt before they were able to pay for clean cleaning up these contaminated sites. -- for cleaning up these contaminated sites. they come under

the agency has identified sites under superfund risk management program and the facility response plan program for oil that may be in the projected path of the hurricane and were trying to assess any pre-landfall concerns. in addition we are working with the states, try to look of its identify drinking water and wastewater come infrastructure that may be in the current path of the storm. epa has issued four fuel waivers in north carolina, south carolina, georgia and virginia. the purpose of the waivers is to help ensure that there's adequate supply and gasoline in the affected areas. until the normal supply to the region can be restored. currently epa's a bitter at headquarters in washington, d.c. and epa region three philadelphia and epa region four atlanta, georgia, are all activated. we have teams on scene coordinators and equipment ready to deploy. we will continue to coordinate with and support our federal-state, tribal and local government partners as the needs arise. thank you. >> and then last of our fema spanish-language update, daniel. take it away. >> grassi us -- [speaking

you talk about a superfund site.ut the mining and the impact that is having. >> we try to go one by one because these are all complex. in 2014, epa put a report saying that of all the various climate iseats, one real threat industrial sites around the country, they have more and more flooding nearby. toxins that are held in the soil could leach out and escape from where they are being held into the groundwater. miami is especially vulnerable to that. much more industrial beyond that. and you have to get in very shallow groundwater. you could have more events where these get pushed into this very shallow aquifer and really tax to infrastructure trying clean those toxins out of the drinking water. you don't really know whether climate change will increase the threat and how quickly. things cities struggle with. help than they used to be. and this climbing pressure as you go down. it's a real challenge. worldlooked all over the to look at what the cities of tomorrow may look like. editor aboutto an specifically how it's

fishing because just as south texas is surrounded by petrochemical industries, they are surrounded by superfund sites who for 30 years dumped all their pcb waste into the river stream that decimated all the fish, killed all the fish, the toxic waste about that polluted the air deeply. that destroyed a lot of the cattle industry they had at the time and it's also not possible to eat things that grow in that community is the land is so tainted so they also now have the major obesity epidemic as we do in south texas. so many of our youth are imprisoned for smuggling. we contend with the trafficking of firearms right through our neighborhood. i just begin to realize, all along i thought this was just our private tragedy in south texas and i began to realize this is endemic towhat it means to be a citizen of the borderlands . i read a lot of signs that for many years hung at the beginning of the mohawk nation. i encourage you all if you have a weekend, it's nine hours away but it's an exceptional place to visit and a tear in your state. although they don't consider themselves part of your state, the

the agency has identified sites under superfund risk management program and the facility response plan program for oil that may be in concurrent projected path of the hurricane and we're trying to assess any prelawful concerns. we're -- prelandfall concerns. we're working with state, tribal, to work with drinking water. in north carolina, south carolina, georgia, virginia have waivers which is to help ensure there's adequate fuel supply and gasoline in the affected areas until the normal supply to the region can be restored. currently, e.p.a.'s emergency operation centers at headquarters here in washington, d.c., in e.p.a. region 3, philadelphia, and in e.p.a. region 4, atlanta, georgia, are all activated. we have teams of onscene coordinators and equipment ready to deploy. we will continue to coordinate with and support our federal, state, tribal and local government partners as needs arise. thank you. administrator long: last up, our fema spanish language update. daniel. ake it away. daniel: [speaking spanish] thank you. administrator long: questions in regards to florence? >> do you

but really when you talk about north carolina, you got hog operations, hog waste lagoons, superfund sites, super treatment plants, poultry farms. there's a huge, huge chunk of land that's going to get a lot of water and wind. >> yeah. that's correct. there's a lot of vulnerability along the coast with development on the barrier islands and, you know, it could be a worst case scenario with the storms stalling and some of the communities really remaining in the wheelhouse for an extended period of time. >> so sometimes it's the wind, sometimes it's the rain, the surge, what is it about florence that makes this storm so unique? >> yeah. i think the fact that there's so many threats that are still on the table. a lot of times you'll have a storm where it was just the wind or just the storm surge or just the inland flooding from rain. florence really has all of the above as potential threats. and i think that in its intensity make it a unique threat. the fact that it could stall and move along the coast, you could extend the -- expand the number of people that are experiencing those conditions

the epa right now is monitoring nine superfund sites along the east coast, making sure that hazardous material does not spread. it's something that can be very nasty that comes along with the floodwaters and these hurricanes. unfortunately, our crew knows all too well, it was last year during harvey that we were exposed to a strand of e. coli and lyme disease. you're putting your life and the lives of first responders at risk. >> they should leave while they have time left. nick valencia, thank you very much. let's turn to the director of the national weather service. thank you very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> so what's the biggest threat from this monster storm right now? >> there are three threats. we have the surge associated with the storm as it moves towards the coast, especially. very heavy rains. as you saw, we're now predicting over 40 inches of rain to occur in parts of north carolina. and, of course, the winds. you put them all together, and you have some devastating impact that's going to affect a large number of people for a long period of time. >> t

this is a huge project...an effort to turn a superfund waste siteinto a waterfront community.sidents they have nothing to worry about.. government agencies are downplaying this latest discovery...arguing that nothing else has turned up and there's no danger. but residents and activists disagree...saying this raises lots of new questions and concerns. pam and grant? (grant)new tonight at 6. the global action climate summit wrapped up with a bang in san francisco today. during the summit, a number of new measures have been signed into law... aimed at promoting zero emission vehicles... and reducing overall climate emissions. but the headline today... governor brown...the man once dubbed 'governor moonbeam'... also announced the state will team up with a san francisco based imaging company... to launch a satellite that will track climate change emissions around the world... and then report them to the public...in an effort to drastically reduce pollution. happening now... at least five people have died as a result of hurricane florence.... including a north carolina mother and an

i'm pleased that this bill's commitment to the environmental cleanup superfund sites the ding $184 million over request of the defense cleanup efforts. this is much needed. the labor, health and human services and education of this portion provides vital resources that will impact the lives of every american. $2 billion to the national institutes of health will give researchers to find cures for diseases. the community service block grants, however, they did not receive the house level of funding. still got an increase and this is important for families and communities that can use some of this funding as they have come up with proven programs on how o make opioid recovery successful. i'm particularly proud of the inclusion of my amendment to allow individuals diagnosed with cancer with deferred payments on their student loans while they undergo life saving treatment. i would like to thank representative ros-lehtinen and representative perlmutter and chairman cole and ranking member delauro for their bipartisan leadership on this issue. more than 70,000 young adults diagnosed with cancer e

fishing because just as south texas is surrounded by petrochemical industries, they are surrounded by superfund sites who for 30 years dumped all their pcb waste into the river stream that decimated all the fish, killed all the fish, the toxic waste about that polluted the air deeply. that destroyed a lot of the cattle industry they had at the time and it's also not possible to eat things that grow in that community is the land is so tainted so they also now have the major obesity epidemic as we do in south texas. so many of our youth are imprisoned for smuggling. we contend with the trafficking of firearms right through our neighborhood. i just begin to realize, all along i thought this was just our private tragedy in south texas and i began to realize this is endemic towhat it means to be a citizen of the borderlands . i read a lot of signs that for many years hung at the beginning of the mohawk nation. i encourage you all if you have a weekend, it's nine hours away but it's an exceptional place to visit and a tear in your state. although they don't consider themselves part of your state, the