The Environmental Protection agency. I want to welcome also the epa chief Financial Officer who is joining the administrator. Administrator is here. We are seeing the impacts everywhere. Longer fire seasons and more intensity of those fires decreased snow packs and the impact of that on our rivers and irrigation waters. The more Severe Weather events of the Atmospheric River as weve heard so much about on the west coast this year to warmer algae infested leaks across the country to droughts and record a shattering heat waives. Every part of the world was is experiencing these impacts and the damage is staggering and is going to increase exponentially unless we act decisively. I believe that to me ats this moment we have to accelerate our transition from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy. And we have to tackle that crisis both from supplyside of fossil fuels as wells as the demand side. This is why i adamantly opposed the biden administrations approval of the fossil fuel projects o
it s 10:00 a.m. in new york, i m lindsey rise e and we are following a whirlwind of breaking news this hour, including on capitol hill where norfolk southern s embattled ceo will be in the hot seat at a hearing that begins in moments facing tough questions from senators about the toxic train derailment in ohio. what he plans to say about the numerous derailments, cleanup efforts, and his promise to a community in fear from the toxic fallout. also breaking overnight, 81 senator mitch mcconnell, the longest serving senate leader ever is in the hospital this morning after a fall. what we know about how he s doing. and more breaking news overnight. a fiery onslaught across ukraine as russia launches its biggest missile and drone attack in weeks. reporter: these are targets that were largely civilian infrastructure, and he s trying to knock out the lights. he s trying to turn off the heat, and he s trying to do it all over the country. why there are new concerns about euro
Stefani, present. Walton, present. Mr. President , you have quorum. Thank you madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty an
Stefani, present. Walton, present. Mr. President , you have quorum. Thank you madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty an
Preston, present. Ronan, present. Safai, not present. Stefani, present. Walton, present. Mr. President , you have quorum. Thank you madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stand