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wehrum, holmsted and the e.p.a. deserve credit for these substantial public health and air quality achievements. nominees like mr. wehrum will continue to work with this e.p.a. to undo the damage that the obama administration's overreach in a reasonable manner. for instance, obama's obama's s office of air and radiation was responsible for the regulatory scheme which threatened to push -- to punish coal families and ship middle-class jobs overseas. when administrator scott pruitt came to kentucky last month, he announced the official withdrawal of that rule. unlike the previous leadership of the e.p.a., administrator pruitt actually cared enough to come to my home state and hear directly from the men and women impacted by the agency's regulations. he is someone who will work with us to protect our environment and save kentucky families from harmful regulations. mr. wehrum will work with administrator pruitt to help continue this trend at the e.p.a. i look forward to the senate advancing his nomination. now on another
wehrum, holmsted and the e.p.a. deserve credit for these substantial public health and air quality achievements. nominees like mr. wehrum will continue to work with this e.p.a. to undo the damage that the obama administration's overreach in a reasonable manner. for instance, obama's obama's s office of air and radiation was responsible for the regulatory scheme which threatened to push -- to punish coal families and ship middle-class jobs overseas. when administrator scott pruitt came to...
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in fact, the e.p.a. lost so badly that the deciding judge said that the agency deployed, and i'm quoting the judge. the agency deployed under the leadership of mr. wehrum, the logic of the queen of hearts, substitute e.p.a.'s desire for the plain text of the law. close quote. so e.p.a. had to start all over again because mr. wehrum ignored science and deferred to industry. what makes that delay process so egregious is that our nation's children were exposed to toxic air emissions from power plants for an additional decade for no good reason. in 2011 the obama administration finally issued a new rule, america and air toxics standard rule, that protects our children, protects our health and protects our lakes and our rivers. what's more, industry is easily able to meet the rule's targets and our nation is already seeing the benefits. but these health benefits do not seem to matter to mr. wehrum. we are still fighting for delays in mercury and air toxic emission reductions. in fact, while representing his in
in fact, the e.p.a. lost so badly that the deciding judge said that the agency deployed, and i'm quoting the judge. the agency deployed under the leadership of mr. wehrum, the logic of the queen of hearts, substitute e.p.a.'s desire for the plain text of the law. close quote. so e.p.a. had to start all over again because mr. wehrum ignored science and deferred to industry. what makes that delay process so egregious is that our nation's children were exposed to toxic air emissions from power...
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just a few weeks after the e.p.a. decided not to ban culpeper fos after all when they arrived to work packing cabbages in this current county filled with sammy some medicine for me gotta go and pay. for it. when the. going to be out on my. own and up on the endless beat. it's probable me going to go up. they. let him to settle in for sodomy get through the wall. eventually the workers were told to go home one was taken to hospital others were treated by first responders and did they warn you about the impact that pesticide could have on children if exposed you know one of the head of. california's department of pesticide regulation released a report confirming that clip purifies had drifted from a tangerine field about a hundred meters from where when neil was working. so did you know before just now that that's what you were poison. fan i know they must point up again in the momentum of the hit on the n.c.o. they harness that if it doesn't fit on no gun no they can't look and also at that. speed i'm also said that you
just a few weeks after the e.p.a. decided not to ban culpeper fos after all when they arrived to work packing cabbages in this current county filled with sammy some medicine for me gotta go and pay. for it. when the. going to be out on my. own and up on the endless beat. it's probable me going to go up. they. let him to settle in for sodomy get through the wall. eventually the workers were told to go home one was taken to hospital others were treated by first responders and did they warn you...
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but then the march trumps new e.p.a. administrator reversed course to clear in the science not certain not for a ban and delayed any decision for five more years. all tower's works for the president action network oh hey josh rushing faultlines when trump's impeachment for a fuse to ban it it was a surprise to all of us that an agency could actually win the war all of that background and all that science what is the e.p.a.'s own science say about it yeah so he's only scientists agree that corporate foss is unsafe in any amounts when they looked at the amount of the. and soap and water on the outside of our fruits particularly on even on the inside of an orange so it's actually migrates through the rind of an orange to the inside of it that was enough to impact a child's brain so fundamentally that couldn't be used in any amount of there's an enormous body of science on this one side of it did it is true it like privy to some other body it's time for some other studies on the other side and i think the thing that that prov
but then the march trumps new e.p.a. administrator reversed course to clear in the science not certain not for a ban and delayed any decision for five more years. all tower's works for the president action network oh hey josh rushing faultlines when trump's impeachment for a fuse to ban it it was a surprise to all of us that an agency could actually win the war all of that background and all that science what is the e.p.a.'s own science say about it yeah so he's only scientists agree that...
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the pea. now -- e.p.a. how bad is that. we added it up, i say to the chair, and it came to $119 million has gone to six people who are on the board making decisions that affect the -- this. he will clean it up. he has the guts to do it and he is doing it. now, with that, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22, that at 11:30 on thursday, november 2, there be 30 minutes of postcloture time remaining on the eid nomination, equally divided between the leaders or their designees, and that following the use or yielding back of that time, the senate vote on the confirmation of the eid nomination and that, if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered ma
the pea. now -- e.p.a. how bad is that. we added it up, i say to the chair, and it came to $119 million has gone to six people who are on the board making decisions that affect the -- this. he will clean it up. he has the guts to do it and he is doing it. now, with that, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr....
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his time at the e.p.a. includes two years of service as the acting administrator of the office of air and radiation, the same office he has now been nominated to lead. e.p.a.'s office of air and radiation is important in terms of the division within the agency. it develops national programs, policies to limit air pollution. one of the responsibilities of this office is to implement the clean air act and it is a big job. mr. president, here you have a chart. most e.p.a. regulatory burdens come from the e.p.a. air regulations. 94.5% from the office of air and radiation in 2014, only 5.5% from all other e.p.a. offices regulatory burden that same year. under the obama administration the air office was one of the biggest regulatory abusers. according to the office of management and budget, they were responsible for 95% of the costs of the regulation. mr. warham is important for this role. bill warham is the right man for the job. former environmental obama justice official said this. he said i believe he is commi
his time at the e.p.a. includes two years of service as the acting administrator of the office of air and radiation, the same office he has now been nominated to lead. e.p.a.'s office of air and radiation is important in terms of the division within the agency. it develops national programs, policies to limit air pollution. one of the responsibilities of this office is to implement the clean air act and it is a big job. mr. president, here you have a chart. most e.p.a. regulatory burdens come...
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it requires the e.p.a. to reach out and notify any states or regulated entities who will be affected by the lawsuit. it requires the e.p.a. to seek the agreement of any affected state or regulatory entities before the agency can enter into a consent decree or settlement agreement. further, it prohibits the e.p.a. from entering into any consent decree or settlement that converts a discretionary duty of the agency into a mandatory duty to issue revise and amend a regulation. most importantly, it requires the e.p.a. to post online for public comment any preposed consent decrease or settlement agreements before they are entered into by the court. these and other reforms in administrator pruitt's directive mark a very strong step toward ensuring that states and american job creators and the public at-large have a seat at the table when regulatory decisions are made as exactly why congress passed the administrative procedures act. before i close, i'd add just one more thing. earlier this year i introduced the suns
it requires the e.p.a. to reach out and notify any states or regulated entities who will be affected by the lawsuit. it requires the e.p.a. to seek the agreement of any affected state or regulatory entities before the agency can enter into a consent decree or settlement agreement. further, it prohibits the e.p.a. from entering into any consent decree or settlement that converts a discretionary duty of the agency into a mandatory duty to issue revise and amend a regulation. most importantly, it...
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the e.p.a. assistant administrator for office of air and radiation supervises national programs and policies for regulating air pollution and radiation exposure. notably, this office administers the clean air act. as a member of the senate committee on environment and public works, i once again find myself using my voice to say that science and public health, not partisan politics, should drive the confirmation process. if confirmed, mr. wehrum is expected to play a leading role in dismantling climate change regulations. since the supreme court decision in massachusetts versus e.p.a. in 2007, that rule that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are dangerous air pollutants, o.a.r. is the office that accepted the endangerment finding and developed the clean power plan to address carbon pollution. given the trump administration's own admissions or lack of suppression in the latest update to the national climate assessment, i quote, that it is extremely likely that human activities, especially e
the e.p.a. assistant administrator for office of air and radiation supervises national programs and policies for regulating air pollution and radiation exposure. notably, this office administers the clean air act. as a member of the senate committee on environment and public works, i once again find myself using my voice to say that science and public health, not partisan politics, should drive the confirmation process. if confirmed, mr. wehrum is expected to play a leading role in dismantling...
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the e.p.a. told the senators all that they needed to know. as ranking member jim jeffords put it at the time, quote, mr. wehrum's disdain for the clean air act is alarming. and if you disagree with the foundational federal law that we use to keep our air clean, then it is hard to believe that you completely -- that you can competently lead the e.p.a.'s efforts when it comes to protecting our right to clean air. a decade later, nothing has changed. mr. wehrum has done nothing that should change our minds about his ability to lead the e.p.a. and this, of course, is part of a pattern. this administration continues to nominate antiscience, pro-pollution, climate-denying people to lead the u.s. agencies in charge of science and clima climate. scott pruitt has denied a century's worth of established science and basic facts saying that climate change is real, urgent, and caused by humans. he now leads the number-one federal agency charged with working on climate change. then there's jim bridenstine, who
the e.p.a. told the senators all that they needed to know. as ranking member jim jeffords put it at the time, quote, mr. wehrum's disdain for the clean air act is alarming. and if you disagree with the foundational federal law that we use to keep our air clean, then it is hard to believe that you completely -- that you can competently lead the e.p.a.'s efforts when it comes to protecting our right to clean air. a decade later, nothing has changed. mr. wehrum has done nothing that should change...
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the e.p.a. brownfields program is critical to states and local communities as they address contaminated industrial and commercial properties and return them to productive use. cleaning up these sites is great for the economy because brownfield grants can be directly leveraged into jobs. additional redevelopment funds and increased residential and commercial property values. in fact, the brownfields program on average leverage leverages over $16 in private investment for every federal dollar spent and leverages 8 1/2 jobs for every $100,000 of brownfield funds expanded on assessment and cleanup. the program is a proven results driven program that has changed the way contaminated property is perceived, addressed, and managed. a visible example of the program at work was the houston astros anti-los angeles dodgers facing off in game three of the world series at minute maid park in houston, texas. minute maid park sits on a former brownfield site that the city of houston redeveloped and returned to a
the e.p.a. brownfields program is critical to states and local communities as they address contaminated industrial and commercial properties and return them to productive use. cleaning up these sites is great for the economy because brownfield grants can be directly leveraged into jobs. additional redevelopment funds and increased residential and commercial property values. in fact, the brownfields program on average leverage leverages over $16 in private investment for every federal dollar...
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the e.p.a. that something obviously paris proved that it was able to do ok looking ahead moving the agency's brings up its own problems including issues of the sort of new world. that's quite right although the idea is that the new host city is able to relocate the workers from london in fact in a lot of the videos that were put out by each individual city applying for these two agencies they were very keen to prove that they would be good hosts for these london is that they wish they could offer good international schools some even were keen to prove how many flights a day they would off the backs of london so the idea is that these highly skilled workers are keen to move over to the new cities and indeed to down was one of the top choices apparently according to a survey for workers at the m. and a as you said there are there also some problems if a lot of those people don't want to relocate then you're going to have to employ new workers from the host cities and that does raise some issues par
the e.p.a. that something obviously paris proved that it was able to do ok looking ahead moving the agency's brings up its own problems including issues of the sort of new world. that's quite right although the idea is that the new host city is able to relocate the workers from london in fact in a lot of the videos that were put out by each individual city applying for these two agencies they were very keen to prove that they would be good hosts for these london is that they wish they could...
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wehrum sued the e.p.a. at least four times in an effort to weaken the r.f.s., the renewable fuels standard. this is deeply troubling considering that if he gets this job, he'll be in charge of administering the r.f.s. which will allow him to implement his clear agenda. he's done nothing to lead us to believe that he'd do anything but side with the giant oil companies. mr. president, the facts are clear. the r.f.s. boots -- boosts energy security. it creates rural jobs. and it's better for the environment than oil. you're never going to see an ethanol spill in the gulf of mexico. colleagues on both sides of the aisle agree despite this bipartisan support, e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt has reduced advanced biofuel blending targets for 2018, and now with mr. wehrum's nomination, i have even less confidence in this administration upholding congress' intent on the r.f.s. he also has a history of willful ignorance of science. when asked whether he believes that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities ar
wehrum sued the e.p.a. at least four times in an effort to weaken the r.f.s., the renewable fuels standard. this is deeply troubling considering that if he gets this job, he'll be in charge of administering the r.f.s. which will allow him to implement his clear agenda. he's done nothing to lead us to believe that he'd do anything but side with the giant oil companies. mr. president, the facts are clear. the r.f.s. boots -- boosts energy security. it creates rural jobs. and it's better for the...
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one would set policy for the e.p.a.'s brownfield hazardous waste cleanup program. another would expand the probationary period for new federal employees and also new managers in the federal government senior executive service. when the house comes back into session at noon eastern, live coverage here on c-span. until then a conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on the senate g.o.p. tax bill. on in the senate, ryan joins us from capitol hill. he's the appropriations and tax reporter. good morning to you. guest: good morning. host: the fact that we're already in a debate on this, what is the potential we might see passage of this proposal by the end of the week? guest: it seems likely at this point. today they'll be taking up amend ams and probably get into vote-o-rama, the where senators can offer unlimited amendments. that could stretch into late into the night tonight, potentially followed by a vote on final passage. it's possible it could stretch out any longer, but as far as we know, they are on end to finish by the end of this week. host: some of
one would set policy for the e.p.a.'s brownfield hazardous waste cleanup program. another would expand the probationary period for new federal employees and also new managers in the federal government senior executive service. when the house comes back into session at noon eastern, live coverage here on c-span. until then a conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on the senate g.o.p. tax bill. on in the senate, ryan joins us from capitol hill. he's the appropriations and...
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william wehrum will put his experience to good use in the e.p.a.'s office of air and radiation, one of the most important, but under the obama administration it was one of the offices with the most significant overreach. it was in desperate need of new leadership from someone who understands thousand implement clean air policies in a balanced way. that's william wehrum. i look forward to advancing his nomination shortly. confirming president trump's talented nominees to the federal government will continue to be a priority of this senate, and i look forward to working with my colleagues to get this done. now, on another matter, today chairman hatch will lay out his legislative proposal for tax reform. it's the product of a lot of hard work. dozens of hearings and member input, and i look forward to its release later today. the release of this plan is another critical step toward providing relief to the middle class. once it's unveiled, the proposal will go through regular order in the committee. senators on both sides will have the opportunity to of
william wehrum will put his experience to good use in the e.p.a.'s office of air and radiation, one of the most important, but under the obama administration it was one of the offices with the most significant overreach. it was in desperate need of new leadership from someone who understands thousand implement clean air policies in a balanced way. that's william wehrum. i look forward to advancing his nomination shortly. confirming president trump's talented nominees to the federal government...
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wehrum, to the e.p.a.'s office of air and radiation. while working in senior roles at the office during the bush administration, mr. wehrum led the efforts to weaken planned air protections. during his tenure, the courts ruled the agency violated the clean air act 30 times. mr. wehrum represented industry clients 31 times. since 2008. he does not deserve to be in this position. anyone who cares about the lungs of their children should not want mr. wehrum in this position. i hope we will get some bipartisan support to reject this really awful nomination. i i yield the floor.
wehrum, to the e.p.a.'s office of air and radiation. while working in senior roles at the office during the bush administration, mr. wehrum led the efforts to weaken planned air protections. during his tenure, the courts ruled the agency violated the clean air act 30 times. mr. wehrum represented industry clients 31 times. since 2008. he does not deserve to be in this position. anyone who cares about the lungs of their children should not want mr. wehrum in this position. i hope we will get...
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serious about banking regulation that paris was attractive as a european banking hub the fact that the e.p.a. will soon be in paris shows the attractiveness of paris as an economic and financial hub. in. the selection was a blow to the german city of frankfurt which had been hoping to cash in on its reputation as a center of european banking. it's a pity that the banking authority isn't coming to frank first of course people can see that germany is not on top right now as the french are just ahead but still will get the majority of the british banks that are currently still in london frankfurt is and forever will be europe's number one banking locations not just. another city in celebration mode is amsterdam it won the right to host the european medicines authority. the e.u. and they currently employ some nine hundred people but estimates suggest that twenty percent of positions could be cost as a result of the move from london. u.k. banks and london based e.u. institutions. the twenty seven remaining member states are ready carving up the spoils of britain's departure from the european unio
serious about banking regulation that paris was attractive as a european banking hub the fact that the e.p.a. will soon be in paris shows the attractiveness of paris as an economic and financial hub. in. the selection was a blow to the german city of frankfurt which had been hoping to cash in on its reputation as a center of european banking. it's a pity that the banking authority isn't coming to frank first of course people can see that germany is not on top right now as the french are just...
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we are going to dry to hook up with the administrator from the e.p.a. you will see all of this tonight at 11:00. >> now to a problem that is scurrying around the district for years. now there is a new effort to fight back against the d.c. rats. jonathan: a month ago the fires destroyed a thousand of homes. now we are learning that the impact is putting the homes and lives at risk. >> the highs and the temperatures will go up. we talk about that and the next rain-maker coming up. see you then. at college inn we craft a because every detail matters. we select all-natural chicken and flavorful herbs and spices. college inn broth helps you make every meal delicious. college inn, delicious is in the details. what if there was only one pet? now what if there was only one mattress? one is not a choice. choose your mattress with tulo. everything you want in a bed, in a box. jonathan: a sen churery old church reduced to ashes. the centenary united methodist church caught fire this morning. look at this. by the time the firefighters got there, all they could do wa
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generations if you wanted to but it really comes down to this they don't have the power to fight the e.p.a. isn't down there caring about them they're well they're busy with lobbyists up and down the law to be able to lobby to get this stuff not in the know and the worst part about all of this is horrified as you are about the idea that there's all of these poor communities communities of color being poisoned like this just for a job keep in mind we're pushing in dust more industrialization back into the united states and less e.p.a. controls in fact there are entire what is bothering to keep anybody in check for areas that the report only looked at air quality also ongoing trauma from pipes are fixed i'm telling you if it was a white community this wouldn't happen the reason those factories won't go as quickly in places like wisconsin is because they will have to actually pay attention to things because state to watch the whole. exploring america's deadly love this i tried to get to my to my family really let the rise and as college administrators and their enablers and government finance
generations if you wanted to but it really comes down to this they don't have the power to fight the e.p.a. isn't down there caring about them they're well they're busy with lobbyists up and down the law to be able to lobby to get this stuff not in the know and the worst part about all of this is horrified as you are about the idea that there's all of these poor communities communities of color being poisoned like this just for a job keep in mind we're pushing in dust more industrialization...
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and immediately hosts the e.p.a. that something obviously paris proved that it was able to do. and there was our charlotte show some pills there reporting from brussels here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump has declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism trump said the move to blacklist the regime again was long overdue pyongyang was removed from the list in two thousand and eight and the u.s. are at loggerheads over kim jong un's controversial nuclear program in argentina his navy says its search vessels have picked up noises on sonar which could be coming from a submarine that went missing days ago in the south atlantic relatives of the submarines forty four strong crew are waiting for news at the naval base in ma del plata the navy said the noises came from a position in line with the path the submarine would have taken. the ruling party in zimbabwe has moved to begin impeachment proceedings against president robert mugabe the embattled leader's refusal to quit following a military intervention has pl
and immediately hosts the e.p.a. that something obviously paris proved that it was able to do. and there was our charlotte show some pills there reporting from brussels here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump has declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism trump said the move to blacklist the regime again was long overdue pyongyang was removed from the list in two thousand and eight and the u.s. are at loggerheads over...
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something that just happened over now you know it's lobbyists it's kickbacks and it's also that the e.p.a. in just the departments of making sure people are doing this is actually going out and making people accountable they don't have the money to do it it hasn't been funded in a way that allows them that's the thing is the odd thing i love small government but we actually need more people out there doing their jobs and we need more people more lawyers like my turpin tonio from you know out there fighting against these corporate being humans to keep them from polluting our lands exactly. so just what separates human rights from the animals are opposable thumbs our fashion sense or are we really separate well if there is indeed separation between man and animal two teams of neuroscience is pulling a page out of the iconic animated. the secretive meme recently announced that they have successfully implanted human brain organo aids into the brains of lab rats and mice you know just take a second to hope there's stem cell research for four years ago in vienna until now these human brain orga
something that just happened over now you know it's lobbyists it's kickbacks and it's also that the e.p.a. in just the departments of making sure people are doing this is actually going out and making people accountable they don't have the money to do it it hasn't been funded in a way that allows them that's the thing is the odd thing i love small government but we actually need more people out there doing their jobs and we need more people more lawyers like my turpin tonio from you know out...
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one would set policy for the e.p.a.'s brownfield hazardous waste cleanup program. another would expand the probationary period for new federal employees and also new managers in the federal government senior executive service. when the house comes back into session at noon eastern, live coverage here on c-span. until then a conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on the senate g.o.p. tax bill. on in the senate, ryan joins us from capitol hill. he's the appropriations and tax reporter. good morning to you. guest: good morning. host: the fact that we're already in a debate on this,
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that is why the e.p.a. has been supportive of this program. i currently live in massachusetts and we have a plan -- mr. grijalva: the process in place right now are to assess risk factors. untitle 5 we waive the process of risk factoring, how would you contemplate assessing risks? >> this process submitted through title 5 it came with its permitting in place. mr. bishop: mr. lamborn. mr. lamborn: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for having this important hearing. i appreciate your commitment to making puerto rico more successful. no one should question your commitment toe that -- to that. i share your disappointment all the invited witnesses were not here today. mr. zamota, i would like to ask you questions about electricity generation. i know you are provisional so far. hopefully can you help us on these questions. is it safe in assuming pretty much 100% of the electricity generated in puerto rico today oil?om burning field >> 96%. there is approximately 4% that is renewables in puerto rico right now. mr. lamborn: fuel oil is very expensive
that is why the e.p.a. has been supportive of this program. i currently live in massachusetts and we have a plan -- mr. grijalva: the process in place right now are to assess risk factors. untitle 5 we waive the process of risk factoring, how would you contemplate assessing risks? >> this process submitted through title 5 it came with its permitting in place. mr. bishop: mr. lamborn. mr. lamborn: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for having this important hearing. i appreciate your...
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research out of reach of the trump government climate change studies have already disappeared from the e.p.a.'s website. well the federal government as far as you know what i'm what i'm seeing and reading and what i've heard from my colleagues and scientists. who are very very concerned about data sets and information that's not being collected i mean not not even to talk about perhaps what's being done with the existing data sets. powell intends to keep a close eye on the data in the future here in alaska it's impossible to overlook the effects of climate change and yet here in hood still has so much to do to make his fellow americans really understand what his research on melting ice means for their futures. even if many u.s. citizens refuse to acknowledge it climate change is happening and it's affecting low income countries in particular in paris the international community agreed that industrial nations must now pay one hundred billion dollars annually to alleviate the effects of climate change over the past few years hundreds of billions have been invested in low carbon and climate res
research out of reach of the trump government climate change studies have already disappeared from the e.p.a.'s website. well the federal government as far as you know what i'm what i'm seeing and reading and what i've heard from my colleagues and scientists. who are very very concerned about data sets and information that's not being collected i mean not not even to talk about perhaps what's being done with the existing data sets. powell intends to keep a close eye on the data in the future...
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generations if you wanted to but it really comes down to this they don't have the power to fight the e.p.a. isn't down there caring about their well they're busy with lobbyists up on the moon to be able to lobby to get this stuff not in the know and the worst part about all of this as horrified as you are about the idea that there's all of these poor communities communities of color being poisoned like this just for a job keep in mind we're pushing in dust more industrialization back into the united states and less e.p.a. controls in fact their entire task force just. take away environmental regulations that by the way nobody is bothering to keep anybody in check for nobody checking to see if anybody's doing it in the first place but here's what's scary is that the report only looked at air quality now if you put a closer look at water at the ground and soil contamination it's months worse and i wanted to read a quick quote by. environmental and climate. justice chair of the indiana chapter of the n.w.c. p. and she was recently talked about tackling this same as show. in her in indiana and
generations if you wanted to but it really comes down to this they don't have the power to fight the e.p.a. isn't down there caring about their well they're busy with lobbyists up on the moon to be able to lobby to get this stuff not in the know and the worst part about all of this as horrified as you are about the idea that there's all of these poor communities communities of color being poisoned like this just for a job keep in mind we're pushing in dust more industrialization back into the...
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research out of reach of the trump government climate change studies have already disappeared from the e.p.a.'s website. well the federal government as far as you know what i'm what i'm seeing and reading and what i've heard from my colleagues and scientists. who are very very concerned about data sets and information that's not being collected i mean not not even to talk about perhaps what's being done with the existing data sets. powell intends to keep a close eye on the data in the future here in alaska it's impossible to overlook the effects of climate change and yet here in hood still has so much to do to make his fellow americans really understand what his research on melting ice means for their futures. even if many u.s. citizens refuse to acknowledge it climate change is happening and it's affecting low income countries in particular in paris the international community agreed that industrial nations must now pay one hundred billion dollars annually to alleviate the effects of climate change over the past few years hundreds of billions have been invested in low carbon and climate res
research out of reach of the trump government climate change studies have already disappeared from the e.p.a.'s website. well the federal government as far as you know what i'm what i'm seeing and reading and what i've heard from my colleagues and scientists. who are very very concerned about data sets and information that's not being collected i mean not not even to talk about perhaps what's being done with the existing data sets. powell intends to keep a close eye on the data in the future...
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something that just happened overnight now you know it's lobbyists it's kickbacks and it's also that the e.p.a. in just the departments of making sure people are doing this is actually going out and making people accountable they don't have the money to do it it hasn't been funded in a way that allows them but the thing is the odds they. i love small government but we actually need more people out there doing their jobs and we need more people more lawyers like mike hope and tony you know out there fighting against these corporate being humans to keep them from polluting our lives exactly. so just what separates human from the animals our opposable thumbs our fashion sense or are we really separate well if there is indeed separation between man and animal two teams of neuroscience is pulling a page out of the iconic animated film the secretive meme recently announced that they have successfully implanted human brain organ to aids into the brains of lab rats and mice you know just take a second to hope there is stem cell research for four years ago in vienna until now these human brain organise
something that just happened overnight now you know it's lobbyists it's kickbacks and it's also that the e.p.a. in just the departments of making sure people are doing this is actually going out and making people accountable they don't have the money to do it it hasn't been funded in a way that allows them but the thing is the odds they. i love small government but we actually need more people out there doing their jobs and we need more people more lawyers like mike hope and tony you know out...
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gov now there's a ban on fracking we stopped it so really matter what president trump says about the e.p.a. and we're going to make that transition despite and that would be. we don't know if they're going to succeed in this but what we do know is after being in d.c. and seen all these community groups all working together is that climate change is not one problem is one silver bullet solution it's made up of many little problems that interact in intersect in every aspect of our lives and what that means is that we'll have an opportunity to get involved as i see the getting involved and being together that's the people that's the solution. a month after filming continued efforts by west and other campaigners who validated when the governor of new york state andrew cuomo signed an executive order pushing only agencies to develop plans for eighty percent and i treated. my moma. every. year with. the. throughout the united states coalitions of solidifying united by the commitment to meet the parasitical targets the group climates matz's over three hundred members. of one thousand two hundred
gov now there's a ban on fracking we stopped it so really matter what president trump says about the e.p.a. and we're going to make that transition despite and that would be. we don't know if they're going to succeed in this but what we do know is after being in d.c. and seen all these community groups all working together is that climate change is not one problem is one silver bullet solution it's made up of many little problems that interact in intersect in every aspect of our lives and what...
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and immediately post the e.p.a. that something obviously paris proved that it was able to do ok looking ahead moving the agency's brings up its own problems including issues over the sourcing of new workers. that's quite right although the idea is that the new host city is able to relocate the workers from london in fact in a lot of the videos that were put out by each individual city applying for these two agencies they were very keen to prove that they would be good hosts for these london is that they wish they could offer good international schools some even we can't approve how many flights a day they would off the backs of london so the idea is that these highly skilled workers are keen to move over to the new cities and indeed to down was one of the top choices apparently according to some survey for workers at the end a as you said there were there also some problems if a lot of those people don't want to relocate then you're going to house employ new workers from the host cities and not does raise some issues
and immediately post the e.p.a. that something obviously paris proved that it was able to do ok looking ahead moving the agency's brings up its own problems including issues over the sourcing of new workers. that's quite right although the idea is that the new host city is able to relocate the workers from london in fact in a lot of the videos that were put out by each individual city applying for these two agencies they were very keen to prove that they would be good hosts for these london is...
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about banking regulation on that paris was attractive as a european banking harbors the fact that the e.p.a. will soon be in paris shows you trucked in most of paris as an economic and financial hub the hope in this election was a blow to the german city of frankfurt which had been hoping to cash in on its reputation as a center of european banking. it's a pity that the banking authority isn't coming to frank for us of course people can see that germany is not on top right now as the french are just ahead but still will get the majority of the british banks that are currently still in london frankfurt is and forever will be europe's number one banking location and float on to just want for the most are in their finance plus the mines are all part. and the other city in celebration mode is amsterdam it won the right to host the european medicines authority. the and they currently employ some nine hundred people but estimates suggest that twenty percent of positions could because as a result of the move from london. u.k. banks and london based e.u. institutions. the twenty seven remaining mem
about banking regulation on that paris was attractive as a european banking harbors the fact that the e.p.a. will soon be in paris shows you trucked in most of paris as an economic and financial hub the hope in this election was a blow to the german city of frankfurt which had been hoping to cash in on its reputation as a center of european banking. it's a pity that the banking authority isn't coming to frank for us of course people can see that germany is not on top right now as the french are...
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limiting greenhouse gas emissions action the report says contribute to global warming the director of the e.p.a. did not stop there he ordered the removal of climate science pages that for two decades had featured on the agency's website for these reasons some had feared the national climate assessment would be blocked by an administration it contradicts but instead it appears that rather than prevent publication of the report president trump and his fellow climate change doubters have simply decided to ignore it mike hanna al jazeera washington. call to malta now where thousands of people have attended the funeral of the journalist daphne coney who was killed by a car bomb last month and a national day of mourning was observed on the flags of fluid half mast in brussels is demanding well to find those responsible for her murder jonah hill reports. daphne cairo on it was no ordinary journalist. at her funeral on friday friends and family remembered a tireless investigator who faced threats to her life and in the courts in thousands of posts on her popular blog uncovered scandal and corruption i
limiting greenhouse gas emissions action the report says contribute to global warming the director of the e.p.a. did not stop there he ordered the removal of climate science pages that for two decades had featured on the agency's website for these reasons some had feared the national climate assessment would be blocked by an administration it contradicts but instead it appears that rather than prevent publication of the report president trump and his fellow climate change doubters have simply...
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limiting greenhouse gas emissions action the report says contribute to global warming the director of the e.p.a. did not stop there he ordered the removal of climate science pages that for two decades had featured on the agency's website. well the reason some had feared the national climate assessment would be blocked by an administration it contradicts but instead it appears that rather than prevent publication of the report president trump and his fellow climate change doubters have simply decided to ignore it mike hanna al jazeera washington the un is urging the stereo to restore food water and health services to six hundred refugees who are refusing to leave its decommissioned prison camp on pup a new guinea's man a silent services were closed on tuesday refugees are too scared to move out because of previous attacks by locals a stray runs off shore prison accounts to house refugees who try to reach the country by boat. the refugees have released a video pleading with the australian government to secure their safety they want to be allowed to seek asylum in new zealand the strain is repeate
limiting greenhouse gas emissions action the report says contribute to global warming the director of the e.p.a. did not stop there he ordered the removal of climate science pages that for two decades had featured on the agency's website. well the reason some had feared the national climate assessment would be blocked by an administration it contradicts but instead it appears that rather than prevent publication of the report president trump and his fellow climate change doubters have simply...
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the e.p.a. standard, the environmental protection agency standard, considers anything between 151 and 1200 -- and 200 as unhealthy. what they registered on this day was 1,000. it topped the 1,000 mark. and, i would, you can understand how dangerous this is and this is from burning fossil fuels, burning coal, specifically. and that brings us to our final question, question five. what percent of american voters support staying in the paris agreement? and this, of course, is the international agreement in which every country of the world is now involved. recently there were two countries that had not signed up, and that was nicaragua and syria, but they both signed up now. of course, president trump has said that he plans to leave. technically we're still signed up because he can't leave under the agreement until november 2020. still because he said he's planning to leave, it has produced a lot of action by american citizens. what percent of american voters support staying in? is it zero percent, 15
the e.p.a. standard, the environmental protection agency standard, considers anything between 151 and 1200 -- and 200 as unhealthy. what they registered on this day was 1,000. it topped the 1,000 mark. and, i would, you can understand how dangerous this is and this is from burning fossil fuels, burning coal, specifically. and that brings us to our final question, question five. what percent of american voters support staying in the paris agreement? and this, of course, is the international...