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But the huge reductions overwhelm the provisions that i wouldn't have preferred. and here we are in a representative democracy where the only way we're going to pass legislation is to come up with a compromise measure that can gain majority support. and the compromises were very minor compared to the magnitude of these fantastic achievements. i understand some of those who are critical of the things that had to be compromised. but the rest of the bill is so historic, it has to be put in perspective. and i think that this is going to unleash so much momentum. we are likely to see even larger po...

Supreme court just handed down. >> it's devastating. you know, it is yet another example of the court's unwillingness to protect the health and safety of the american people from guns to climate change. it's devastating. >> if you were in your old job today, carol, how much does this change the work of the agency just in the immediate? >> well, my hope is -- and i know the agency will do everything they can to continue to address climate change. it is the most pressing environmental public health issue that we've ever faced. and certainly for communities that will be most impacted, it's essent...

But also reducing other harmful chemicals that impact human health for many of these environmental justice communities that are located near these facilities so both a strong approach for climate pollution and public health pollution reductions is what you're going to see from epa's proposed rule on methane. >> will there be a cut on gas and oil production? >> you know, what our rule will focus on is, you know, the methane leakage. there's a lot of product that's just lost through the methane -- i'm sorry, through the oil and gas process, so we're going to take a very close look at the technol...