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Investments in mitigating climate pollution, around transportation, methane, power plants. so the presidents build back better agenda is a shot in the arm when we look at proikting our infrastructure from the impacts of climate change and also mitigating the pollution that we are seeing that exacerbate climate change impacts. >> the interesting term, you said legacy pollution. lets pivot to the ida response, where it first landed. in louisiana right now, the new orleans saints are playing their ...

Up their electric bills on fixed incomes or rather just deal with the type of heat that has been killing people all over the country and the world this summer. going back to your report, my producer who worked on this segment is from raly, north carolina, and have you ever thought about climb change in those terms. >> absolutely i do. i think about it from the lens of looking at number one what you laid out which is people struggling to pay their electricity bills. one of the great things about ...

Epa released the most advanced environmental justice study to date. all of the facts and figures that you laid out are stark fact and figures that we must grapple with today. when you zoom out and take a look at this information, really, it puts the data right in front of every american, information that we have known for quite some time, that minorities and low-income communities have born a disproportionate impact to pollution for generations. and now we add climate change on top of that. this...

Hurricane katrina. it does leave one to wonder whether enough has been done in the past decade and a half to build up new orleans infrastructure so that it is prepared for the major storms that now seem to corps measure frequently than ever. is that a fair criticism? and what can be done about it? >> you know, what we do know is when we take a look at hurricane katrina and the devastation that was left -- fast forward to today. the environments that were made standards curtail the impacts. so it...

Is on strong moral ground. and more -- even more than that, hes doing the things that are most important for a christian. he is looking out for poor people, the least of these. he is looking out for workers and for the children of immigrants. so i think president biden is on firm ground here. and he should not really be attacking -- >> you know -- its funny because i remember when i was a kid and we had the first catholic president, john kennedy, the question was, are you going to listen to your...

Like medicare expansion, child care programs, and so much more, paid for in a large part by an extremely popular provision raising taxes on the very wealthiest americans. and yet some democrats, including joe manchin, whose state is 50th in the nation in infrastructure quality, seem to be signaling late objections. donna, is this thing going to get done? >> well, i think its going to get done. but i have to say, a warning to democratics who -- democrats who oppose both the presidents agenda and ...

Already pared down what was been almost $6 trillion proposal to $3.5 trillion. it has been pared down. joe march seine asking to reduce it even further they may not even do it at all given the complexities and the challenges facing working people for child care, for health care, for community college education. all of those needs that are shared by the american people. and we cannot let a couple of democrats stand in the way of that. it will be at our peril. >> rolling stone magazine -- let me b...

Resources at apa, we are looking at all of our environmental issues through the lens of environmental justice, meaning those who need the resources the most will get them first. but im also proud of the presidents, you know, just 40 initiative which pledges that 40% of all of the investments coming from the federal government will go to communities that are in most need. and that those resources will stay in those communities not only investing in the human and physical infrastructure but also i...

Democrats in 2022. what i will say, though, is that its really clear that by exposing the antivax, anti-mask, anti- of the opponents, that gavin newsom has put himself in a really strong position to withstand this recall. it has been by that exposure of some of these pundits who are in the absolute extreme. and i think democrats at large can learn a lot from that about what it means to uncover and unearth the anti-vaxx, anti-mask, anti-science premise of these new-age republicans. and i think th...

To tour the damage left by the tropical storm ida. tying that damage to climate change and promoting his ambitious infrastructure plan. now, weve all seen all summer where the public needs have been really crippled by extreme weather. is the presidents plan as it currently stands truly up to the task of modernizing flooded subways here around the country and the east coast, or streets and power lines that have literally melted due to extreme heat? are we seeing these things out west? i mean, can...