gotten into elaborate arguments where they are denying what scientists know and say this is a debate and scientists know it and not actually quite campaign trail, donald trump has been vocal about slashing the epa. are there initiatives that could be overhauled? i think they ll try to overhaul a lot of them. i m not sure if i could point to one right now that has drawn sort of universal and bipartisan criticism but i think the strategy here is going to be that you get inside of the epa and then look at the various regulatory initiatives and try to figure out how they can slow them down. the trick really is that once the epa has made a final regulation, which is what the clean power plant is, which is the methane rule, make it hard to disappear. you d have to go through an extensive public period making it a factual record for why you re going to do that and then
negotiate with the banks after the mortgage crisis. 49tates got relief after what happened in 2008. oklahoma sat out. that was his decision. let s talk about the whole strategy. is there any other indication of what trump wants to do with environmental regulations? because business, i don t know why the market is booming right now, the dow, but clearly onof the reasons is the sense we re coming into a new regime which is going to be a lot less environmental, a lot less regulatory. he s going to be smooth sailing of people who want to make some money. i say that scott pruitt is a guy that believes in the rule of law as he calls it and states rights. he also has ended up in a close alliance with the energy companies. and there are a lot of rules that are pending before the epa right now that they want to roll back. for example, there s a methane rule that limits emissions of methane gas that contributes to global warming. they want to strike down that rule and block it. there s a qu
is going to be a lot less environmental, a lot less regulatory. he s going to be smooth sailing of people who want to make some money. i say that scott pruitt is a guy that believes in the rule of law as he calls it and states rights. he also has ended up in a close alliance with the energy companies. and there are a lot of rules that are pending before the epa right now that they want to roll back. for example, there s a methane rule that limits emissions of methane gas that contributes to global warming. they want to strike down that rule and block it. there s a quite a number of rules he s fighting through lawsuits which now administratively he may be able to kill or roll back. the koch brothers must be ecstatic. devon energy in oklahoma city is a close ally of his. devon energy, they were giving him letters to send to federal officials. they were drafting the letters. the koch brothers? devon energy was. he simply put the letter on his own letterhead, signed it and sent
we are now. we have the use of that water back again. we ve not lost any fish or wildlife. so we re working with those communities and we re making sure we take responsibility and we do the right thing, al. now, let me go back to our the top of what i was talking about this segment. you heard the president talk about the impact that climate change has on poor communities. how do the new methane rules fit into this? well, the methane rule is part of an overall climate action plan that the president unveiled and part of the epa s action along with our clean power plan to reduce carbon emissions. and it s incredibly important particularly for low income areas and minority areas that we actually tackle this issue. it is a moral obligation and it s a social responsibility for us. the president said it. the pope agrees. and we re taking action that s going to protect public health in those communities that are