And its neighboring countries once formed most of the old soviet union, or u. S. S. R. Many of these old soviet republics differ from one another on the basis of ethnicity and religion. But within the Russian Federation itself, there are republics that could still fragment along cultural and political lines. One of these is dagestan. Dagestans historical and economic geographies help explain opposing centripetal and centrifugal forces within russia. As a largely Islamic Republic adjacent to warring chechnya dagestan now receives new scrutiny in the war on terrorism. To help explain the differences between chechnya and dagestan, we explore the relationship between diverse cultures d the physical geography of the Caucasus Mountains. Dagestan the name means land of mountains. Part of the Russian Federation dagestan lies in the Caucasus Mountains on russias southern border. Most people here live in small villages that are often very isolated. In the 19th century, when science still believe
Each one contains nearly a half a ton of whats called rare earth elements, almost all of which come from china. The guidance systems on Weapons Systems and tomahawk cruise missile, any of the smart bombs have rare earths in them. Id be hardpressed to name anything that we consider Worth Building today and Going Forward that would not have a rare earth compound in it. Stahl because of this, because of the monopoly on rare earths, does china threaten our National Security . Unchecked, yes. cheers and applause rose heres something you havent seen before an astrophysicist, on stage, in a soldout auditorium. Neil Degrasse Tyson is re igniting a fascination for the great beyond. Hes succeeded carl sagan as the countrys most captivating scientific communicator. When i was 11, i said, this is so amazing, who wouldnt want to study the universe . Rose what was so amazing . The endless frontier of it all, the vastness of it, the mystery of it. Im steve kroft. Im lesley stahl. Im lara logan. Im bi
And a look at the city of st. Petersburg. Once russias capital, st. Petersburg is located far the north. Its relative location to European Economic markets and Cultural Centers provides clues to its unusual setting. This region continues to grapple with the challenges of new political and economic structures. As privatization forces cause housing problems for some residents, others, called new russians, find the future filled wi opportunity. As s not always beenransition to a fa smooth ridey for this russian city and its people. 1917 st. Petersburg is where the Russian Revolution began. Inflamed by leaders like vladimir lenin, the russian working class revolted against the czarissystem. This marked the beginning of 70 years of soviet communist government. Under the czars, st. Petersburg was russias capital. It was an Industrial City and a trading port, with strong links to weste europe. For a city with such a significant role in both russia and the world, st. Petersburgs location was,
States, tribes and, others to assess and clean up contaminated properties. Its an environment and Public Works Committee hearing is about two hours. [background noises] i call this hearing to order. Senator i call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Community forced to contend with. The Program Provides federal assistance for communities to clean up contain him unaided we most recently reauthorized appropriations for this program with a strong bipartisan support about five years ago. I think it was 2018. Its time now to review the state of the Brownfields Program and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it c
I call this hearing to order. Good morning, one and all. Senator capito, good to see you. Thank you for helping us pull this hearing together, this important hearing. Let me discuss the Environmental Protection agencys Brownfields Program as we begin to work on the programs of reauthorization. For nearly three decades now, brownfields has proven to be an important source of Helpful Community forced to contend with. The Program Provides federal assistance for communities to clean up contain him unaided we most recently reauthorized appropriations for this program with a strong bipartisan support about five years ago. I think it was 2018. Its time now to review the state of the Brownfields Program and to examine what works well, to identify potential ways to update the program so it can best meet the evolving challenges that communities face. I like to say that everything i do, i know i can do better. That includes our oversight of this program and the way this program operates throughou