Law, government power and cutvidual ready, and also individual liberty, and also conservation. To discuss, i am pleased to be joined by administrator wheeler. We will offer some opening remarks and then i will have some questions. Too, as youwest and can see on our event page and our youtube page. Ask questions on twitter at hashtag aeicleanairandwater. First, some opening remarks. Administrator wheeler, welcome. Admin. Wheeler thank you, adam, for that great introduction. I fort to thank ae inviting me to be here today. Earlier this month, i provided reflections on the last 50 years of the Environmental Protection agency and laid out our plan for its future at the nixon library. Today, i would like to explain, based on what we have accomplished over the past four years, how we are going to get to this future. It is incontrovertible that today the environment is in better shape under President Trump than we found it. Since 2017, air pollution in this country has fallen 7 . Last year, e
Caffrey judge to achieve the maximum reduction in the our number with the minimum damage to lives and livelihoods i want to stress that this is by no means a return to the full lockdown of march were not issuing a general instruction to stay at home we will ensure that schools colleges and universities stay open because nothing is more important than the Education Health and well being of our young people we will ensure that businesses can stay open in a coded compliant way Libyas National Oil Corporation says that its restarting some production of exports libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar had imposed a blockade on Oil Facilities since january but announced an end to it on friday the state oil company says there are no longer any full fighters or foreign mercenaries in honey in the east a break in the center of the country so production can resume. A draft bill that would amend the sri lankan constitution to give the president extra pause before parliament if passed it will president rajap
With fire will get burnt the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army has firm will full confidence in sufficient ability to thwart all external interference and separatist acts of Taiwan Independence and resolutely defend National Sovereignty and territorial integrity thats enough from robert reich whos following the story from seoul. This intense military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait really ratcheting up the tension level in this part of the world of the chinas Defense Ministry has said that this exercise is necessary and reasonable but we know now from taiwans military that in response they have had to scramble friday their intercept jets when they say that they detected a number multiple chinese and military aircraft crossing over the how half way line in the straits of taiwan that separates taiwan from Mainland China 15 prodemocracy activists in hong kong are back in court for their role in last years protests among them is newspaper publisher and businessman she lay there faci
Host that does it for todays washington journal. The American Enterprise institute is hosting epa administrator andrew weaver. That conversation is beginning now. Administrator we were, he will have some opening remarks and then i will have questions. You can ask questions to pitch as you can see on our event page and or youtube page, and questions on twitter at hashtags airandwater. First, his opening remarks. Admin. Wheeler i want to thank aei for inviting me to be here today. Month, i provided reflections on the past 50 years of the amber mental Protection Agency and laid out a plan for its future at the nixon library. Today i would like to explain based on what we have accomplished over the past 40 years, how we are going to get to this future. It is incontrovertible that today, the environment is in better shape under President Trump than we found it. Air pollution in this country has fallen 7 . Manyyear, the apa delisted superfund sites. And we will ddelist another 27 this year.
Remarks and then i will ask questions. You can submit questions as well. But first your opening remarks. Welcome. Thank you for the introduction but i want to welcome aei for inviting me to be here today earlier this month i have reflections on the last 50 years of the epa and laid out our plan for its future at the Nixon Library. Today i would like to explain based on what we have accomplished over the past four years how we will get to this future. It is incontrovertible today the environment is in better shape under President Trump and we found it. Since 2017 air pollution in this country has fallen 7 percent. Last year superfund sites the most in a single year since 2001 and b will list another 27 this year the epa is trying to finance more than 40 billion of clean Water Infrastructure supporting 7100 projects and 27000 jobs during President Trumps first term and they have recovered more criminal and civil appointees them the Obama Biden Administration did and their first term. The