The film details the process of turning general language into a 1977 amendment into specific regulations, revealing behindthescenes negotiations and debates between epa regulators and environmental and industry interests. This is 50 minutes. Funding for this program was made possible by grants from the bendix corporation, and the u. S. Department of education. When the cornerstone of this building was still new, Thomas Jefferson said, the execution of our laws is more important than the making of them. I am e. G. Marshal. Thomas jefferson would have little notion of how far the process of lawmaking would advance in the century and a half that followed, or how complex it would become. Within these walls, Congress Still passes our laws, but today this is only the beginning. Determining how the laws are made workable is not the job of congress. This task falls to a powerful but littleknown group of bureaucrats called regulators. To some, they are more powerful than many of the lawmakers t
The film details the process of turning general language into a 1977 amendment into specific regulations, revealing behindthescenes negotiations and debates between epa regulators and environmental and industry interests. This is 50 minutes. Funding for this program was made possible by grants from the bendix corporation, and the u. S. Department of education. When the cornerstone of this building was still new, Thomas Jefferson said, the execution of our laws is more important than the making of them. I am e. G. Marshal. Thomas jefferson would have little notion of how far the process of lawmaking would advance in the century and a half that followed, or how complex it would become. Within these walls, Congress Still passes our laws, but today this is only the beginning. Determining how the laws are made workable is not the job of congress. This task falls to a powerful but littleknown group of bureaucrats called regulators. To some, they are more powerful than many of the lawmakers t
Funding for this program was made possible by grants and the u. S. Department of education. When the cornerstone of this building was still new, Thomas Jefferson said the execution of our laws is more important than the making of them. I am e. G. Marshall. Thomas jefferson would have little notion of how far the process of lawmaking would advance in the century and a half that followed, or how complex it would become. Within these walls, Congress Still passes our laws, but today this is only the beginning. Determining how the laws are made workable is not the job of congress. This task falls to a powerful but littleknown group of bureaucrats known as regulators. To some, they are more powerful than many of the lawmakers themselves. What they do affects nearly every part of our daily lives and has become one of the hotly debated aspects of government. Our story begins in 1980, the last year of the carter administration. In a residential section of the nations capital, David Hawkins begi
Would advance in the century and a half that followed, or how complex it would become. Within these walls, Congress Still passes our laws, but today this is only the beginning. Determining how the laws are made workable is not the job of congress. This task falls to a powerful but littleknown group of bureaucrats known as regulators. To some, they are more powerful than many of the lawmakers themselves. What they do affects nearly every part of our daily lives and has become one of the hotly debated aspects of government. Our story begins in 1980, the last year of the carter administration. In a residential section of the nations capital, David Hawkins begins his daily commute. Hawkins is a federal regulator for the Environmental Protection agency. His job, like the everchanging face of the city, is the result of the relentless growth of our government. A century ago, it was relatively simple. Under the great capitol dome, laws were passed and the nation followed. But today, our laws a
Thousands gathering on the National Mall today for the march for science. The rain is still falling across the area at this hour. Meteorologist josh knight has a first look. Josh for the most part, we are looking at trying trends overnight and tomorrow. A big improvement from today. Bethesda, congressional country club, just over a third of an inch of rain. We have had rain most of the day, but pretty light. The other number that jumps out is 51 degrees. Switching over to satellite and radar, rain working its way across the area. A severe thunderstorm watch in southern virginia and north carolina. Thereason we do not have Severe Weather is thanks to the cold front that is cutting through norfolk right now. Light showers, but the back end starting to dry out the i81 corridor. Right things are really starting to break down and dropped to the south. As the High Pressure moves in from the north, we are looking for a dryer sunday, but cool, low to mid 50s. Rest in right now 51, annapolis 56