This hearing is just under three hours. [background noises] with the committee will come to order. You declare recesses of the committee at any time. Opening statements but before my Opening Statement id like to also request unanimous consent to submit chairman lucas Opening Statement for the record might not recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. I like to welcome everyone to this mornings hearing science and technology the Environmental Protection agency. I am pleased to welcome epa administrator Michael Regan for the very first time in front of the Science Committee. In fact this was the first time any epa administrators testified since 2019 so we certainly have a lot here to discuss. So thank you for coming. While ir appreciate you joining us today have to say her testimony was sent to the committee unacceptably late. Work are witnesses to share the written testimony no less than 48 hours ahead of our hearing. This is not an arbitrary deadline for our members t
Again. That way, with bad weather expected in the coming days, theyll be able to continue monitoring it. As of wednesday afternoon, george says teams havent been able to see the whale again, partly because of foggy weather along the coast. She tells us its important to get the netting off sooner rather than later, though, as it could eventually be fatal for the whale. It could be a slow case of a secondary injury that results from that entangled point. It could be the whales inability to feed. It could be its inability to get out of the way of other vessels. News of the whales entanglement has renewed discussion over the use of certain types of gill nets, and the effects they can have on animals. In a Statement Released tuesday, International Advocacy group oceana called on california lawmakers to pass legislation that would do more to prevent these types of incidents. There are very nonselective gear type that have high rates of bycatch and bycatch mortality, and as well as wildlife e
Obama Administration Rules on methane and ozone pollution. In addition, Democratic Committee members pressed mr. Pruitt about his travel expenses and views on Climate Change. This is two hours. I want to thank my colleagues were coming back as quickly as we could and asked the staff to get the center doors closed and other members staff, someone . The subcommittee will come to order. When we recess it was mr. Mckinleys turn to be recognized. With that, i want to recognize the gentleman from West Virginia private. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you administering her for participating in this. Over the years we have asked your predecessor now, mine is up. Come here. We asked your predecessors to come to a particularly as it relates to section 321 a. To see the impact and some of the regulations were having in the coldfield. They declined to do that but i am appreciative of the fact that one week ago or two weeks ago the epa you sent other folks came to West Virginia to get the impact of
Now, mine is up. Come here. We asked your predecessors to come to a particularly as it relates to section 321 a. To see the impact and some of the regulations were having in the coldfield. They declined to do that but i am appreciative of the fact that one week ago or two weeks ago the epa you sent other folks came to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having because it is pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact. We have to take that into consideration and they didnt do that and i know that you might have had that conversation that you want to follow the law clearly and i know a federal judge is already ruled that the epa in the past considered them discretionary and not mandatory and i think your position ive heard is that you think they are mandatory and you tend to abide by them. Am i correct . Yes, cognizant. We did indicate that he sent representatives to us in virginia as part of the proposed withdrawal and i think it is
Staff to get the senate doors closed, and other members can go on the staff . Someone . The subcommittee will come to order. When we recessed it was mr. Mckinleys turn to be recognized, so with that, i want to recognize the gentleman from West Virginia for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman, and thank you, administrator, for coming and participating in this. Over the years, we had asked your predecessor [ inaudible ] mines up. Just come over here. Mines back up. Weve skdz asked your predecessors to come, particularly relating to section 321a. To see the impact some of the regulations were having in the coal fields, and they declined to do that. But i am particularly appreciative of the fact that a week ago or two weeks ago, the epa, you sent yourself, other folks came to West Virginia to get the impact of what these regulations are having, because its pretty clear in the statute that we have to abide by the economic impact, we have to take that into consideration when rules and regs