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July 16, 2024
S2662, the growing American Innovation now act or the g. A. I. N. Act this would bring long overdue ledges lative reform to the Clean Air Act review program. It protects air quality when industrial boilers, factories and power plants are modified or newly built. The g. A. I. N. Brings clarity to factory and power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgr...
June 30, 2024
Epa administrator, scott pruitt, testifying on his priorities at the epa, and youre watching live coverage here on cspan3. These issues we want to do all we can to eliminate those things so we dont have those kind of sites across the country, absolutely. Well, and youre your rush to eliminate regulations, thats exactly what youre doing, is creating opportunity for new superfund sites to be created. I wouldnt interpret it that way, congressman. The gentlemans time has expired. The chair will reco...
June 24, 2024
The service wins Action Network holds a discussion at 1 p. M. Eastern here at cspan3. Senator ted cruz campaigns in indiana today. Well have live coverage of a rally hes holding at the Johnson County fair grounds in indianapolis. That starts at 6 30 p. M. On cspan. Indiana holds its president ial primary on may 3rd. Cspans road to the white house coverage continues later today as Ohio Governor john kasich campaigns in the washington, d. C. Suburb of rockville, maryland ahead of the primary. Live...
June 24, 2024
Also hear from an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council and head of nuclear institute. Hearing expected to start in just a moment. Chairman is about to sit down. We should see the gavel come down here in a moment. Live coverage on c span3. Good morning and welcome to our hearing legislative proposal to advanced the use of Nuclear Energy. I want to thank all of our witnesses that advance and ill be introducing each of you before your fiveminute opening statement, but we want to than...
June 24, 2024
A former Nuclear Regulatory commissioner was among the witnesses and a house hearing review read legislation that would revamp federal oversight and modernization of the Nuclear Power industry. Hearing is about one hour and 10 minutes. Legislative proposal to advance Nuclear Energy. Is each of you before your opening statements. We want to thank marvin for the great job is done and i think it to go on and look at other challenges at the end of this year. So we are delighted he is here. He served...
June 24, 2024
Revamp oversight and modernization of the u. S. Nuclear power industry. The hearing is about one hour and 10 minutes. Good morning. And welcome to our hearing on the legislative proposal to advance the use of Nuclear Energy. I want to thank all of our witnesses in advance, and i will be introducing each of you before your fiveminute opening statement. Marvin for to thank the great job he did at the Nuclear Energy institute. And i think it is his plan to go on and look at other challenges at the ...
June 24, 2024
Of course, mr. Chairman, todays bill is simply a discussion draft and we will need to hear from the nrc commissioners, themselves, before moving into a legislative process. But i look forward to todays hearing and i look forward to testimony from todays experts of mostly need for the changes outlined in the bill as well as the Practical Implications if these changes were, indeed, enacted. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time. Gentleman yields back. This time i recognize m...
June 23, 2024
To think very long and hard about the least cost, least risk approach. Oregon especially since 1999 but even back dating back to 1980 has treated Energy Efficiency not as a boutique thing to do every now and then, but as a genuine resource that a utility should rely on. It is a costeffective resource and should be at the top of the list of any utility acquisition as being the lowest cost resour resource. So between planning, Energy Efficiency, weve been able to maintain our low cost. We are belo...
June 18, 2024
Organization says even it doesnt know. Its way to early to try to predict the beginning, the middle, or the end of this epidemic. How prepared is america if it spreads here . And what does it mean for china under xi . I have an expert panel to talk about it all. Also the middle east today is stuck in a new cold war between saudi arabia and iran. Will that cold war turn hot . Ill talk to veteran middle east reporter kim kardis who has a new book out about it. While all eyes were on iowa, the whit...
June 18, 2024
Between saudi arabia and iran. Will that cold war turn hot . Ill talk to veteran middle east reporter ken carts, who has a new book out about it. And while all eyes were on iowa, the white house expanded trumps travel ban to six more nations. This is americas loss. And i will explain to you why. But first, heres my take. The prospect of Bernie Sanders becoming the democratic nominee has startled many people who worry that his brand of democratic socialism wont sell and would pave the way for a s...