Law, government power and cutvidual ready, and also individual liberty, and also conservation. To discuss, i am pleased to be joined by administrator wheeler. We will offer some opening remarks and then i will have some questions. Too, as youwest and can see on our event page and our youtube page. Ask questions on twitter at hashtag aeicleanairandwater. First, some opening remarks. Administrator wheeler, welcome. Admin. Wheeler thank you, adam, for that great introduction. I fort to thank ae inviting me to be here today. Earlier this month, i provided reflections on the last 50 years of the Environmental Protection agency and laid out our plan for its future at the nixon library. Today, i would like to explain, based on what we have accomplished over the past four years, how we are going to get to this future. It is incontrovertible that today the environment is in better shape under President Trump than we found it. Since 2017, air pollution in this country has fallen 7 . Last year, e
Host that does it for todays washington journal. The American Enterprise institute is hosting epa administrator andrew weaver. That conversation is beginning now. Administrator we were, he will have some opening remarks and then i will have questions. You can ask questions to pitch as you can see on our event page and or youtube page, and questions on twitter at hashtags airandwater. First, his opening remarks. Admin. Wheeler i want to thank aei for inviting me to be here today. Month, i provided reflections on the past 50 years of the amber mental Protection Agency and laid out a plan for its future at the nixon library. Today i would like to explain based on what we have accomplished over the past 40 years, how we are going to get to this future. It is incontrovertible that today, the environment is in better shape under President Trump than we found it. Air pollution in this country has fallen 7 . Manyyear, the apa delisted superfund sites. And we will ddelist another 27 this year.
The administrator of the United States Environmental Protection agency andrew wheeler, this marks the Fiftieth Anniversary of president nixons creation of the epa. The epas work he paralyzes the challenges of modern administration, challenges of expertise and democrat accountability, regulatory responses, rules of law, government power and conservation and innovation, discuss the epas mission, its record in the road ahead, opening remarks and have some questions. You can have questions on the event page and our youtube page. By email to elaine. Alan. Epa. Org. Welcome. Thank you for inviting me to be here today. I provide reflections of the past 50 years of the Environmental Protection agency and layout plans for its future. Today i would like to explain based on what we accomplished over the last few years. It is incontrovertible that today the environment is in better shape under donald trump and we found it. Since 2017 air pollution has fallen 7 . Last year epa delisted 27 sites, th
History, tonight, south dakota senator and u. S. Investors are to the united nations, george mcgovern. The contenders, tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Epa administrator Andrew Wheeler commemorated the 50th anniversary of the agency at the Richard Nixon president ial library in yorba linda, california. The agency was established by president nixon back in 1970. At this event, mr. Wheeler talked about the epas future as well as protecting the environment and cutting regulations. Isinistrator wheeler introduced by california congressman ken calvert. It is really appropriate that they are here today. It is my pleasure to introduce ken calvert. Ladies and gentlemen, congressman ken calvert. Rep. Calvert good afternoon. It is great to be here at the Nixon Library. I would like to commend you and the entire team for the equitable job you are doing here. What an amazing venue. It seems like it is becoming almost a monthly occurrence to have a cabinet member speaking out at the library.
Welcome congressman calvert. Good afternoon. It is great to be here at the Nixon Library. Jim i want to commend you and hugh hewitt and the entire team for the incredible job what an amazing venue. Seems like it becomes a monthly occurrence to have a cabinet member i think the secret is out maybe a little warm this weekend it would be a whole lot nicer than the weather in washington d. C. Perhaps a good california weather is good for whats joined here today for the 50th anniversary of the epa. After all, one of the reasons californians have been at the forefront of Environmental Protection is because we spend so much time outside enjoying the weather in our beaches, our mountains, and certainly our deserts. 1969 however, an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara was a wakeup call. That the environment we all love needs to be safeguarded. Around this time. In the late 1960s, polluted rivers in cleveland were literally catching fire. These shocking scenes of oil covered beaches had a c