Background levels. Even epaso low that admits they have not determined how to reach full compliance. The marginal cost of ratcheting down the existing spread standard goes through the roof that thestimates standard would cost 3. 9 billion dollars to 15 billion annually and the 16 part would be 39 billion annually. Cost of study puts the 65 parts per billion at 140 billion a year, which would make this the agencys most expensive. Egulation ever the study also estimates 1. 4 million fewer jobs and household cost averaging 830 per year. These costs come on top of all of the other rules we have seen manythis administration, of which also impact the energy and manufacturing sectors. Moreover, this rule is yet another chapter in the Administration Efforts to force more extreme client policies on the American People. I would like to just name a few of them. We have done the utility mac, the same and, the cross state the tiertion rule, three, the 111 b, all on top of. His proposed ozone rule i
Fema one call from the administrator brock long as well as the secretary of Homeland Security, elaine duke. That phone call about more ways in which the tate of texas will be fema and the with federal government, and that will be part of the material that i cover today. Long briefing that i will want to break out in a lot as you know, ause theres a lot going on. What is discussing also on in houston, but will be covering the ongoing challenges that we are dealing of the other parts state. Weather. T with the you all probably know and have seen a lot of briefing about the weather. One thing that we are dealing here is basically a ongoing rain, that stretches one tip of which would e the Corpus Christi up to Travis County over to chambers county, and then back to Corpus Christi. Arts of those regions will continue to receive incredibly heavy rain that will lead to flooding and more danger for texans. And so many other areas n that region will sustain heavy rainfall. Focusize theres a lot
From the plant is incredibly dangerous. We will go to houston to speak with Houston Chronicle reporter matt dempsey, who question the arkema ceo about what is in his facility that has caused a mile and a half evacuation. We will also touch reporter david sirota. His article is headlined Texas Republicans helped Chemical Plant that exploded lobby against safety rules. We end todays show looking at the corporate crackdown on environmental activists challenging the fossil fuel industry and human driven Climate Change. The company that owns the Dakota Access pipeline, Energy Transfer partners, has sued Greenpeace International and other groups, accusing them of inciting ecoterrorism. We will speak with greenpeace usa Annie Leonard and tara houska, National Campaigns director for honor the earth. She is the ojibwe the coaching first nation. They are calling us the terrorists. They are the ones who are armed. These are unarmed men, women, and children who want nothing more than two protect t
Emoryville is closed. Welcome to the 4 on 2. Hello, everyone. Im heather holmes. Police say they spotted the man wanted for a homicide and tried to pull him over. That is when the chase began and ended on westbound. Rob, i understand you are on the freeway to tell us what is going on. Thats right. Were on interstate 80 now, all this happened after the Police Car Chase and shootout that began in richmond this morning. The standoff happened following a pursuit on interstate 80 eastbound just past the exit shortly before 9 00 a. M. They say ever say he was holding a gun. One witness says she saw what happened. They told the guy to get out of the car and he wouldnt get out. It was at least about 20 minutes. They fired nonlethal weapons but the suspect didnt surrender. The driver got out of the car and began firing. One heard 50 gunshots. They shot one and he stuck his hands out. This time, he got out and he pointed the gun and shot him. The police shot him dead. This took quite a while to
Stop the Unconstitutional War in yemen. Then to california, where 40 people have died, hundreds are missin thousands of homes have been destroyed by uncontrollable wildfires. I saw this wall of flame come over the hill. I jumped in my car. Some neighbors across the valley from me saw me drive down in the flames overtook the entire house. It was that close. Amy well speak with ucla climate scientist daniel swain and Mendocino County resident jan hoyman, who narrowly escaped the fires. Then, has the Trump Administration launched cointelpro 2 . Well look at a leaked fbi report claiming black identity extremists pose a violent threat to police officers. Civil Rights Groups have slammed the fbi memo as the governments excuse to enact a new wave of repression against black activists. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In somalias capital city of mogadishu, two massive truck bombs exploded in quick succession s