I want to follow up on Senator Kyl's point because I agree with him.
Is there a difference here in regard to those who sign a non-disclosure agreement with the Government and those individuals who do not sign ...
there has to be a transparent process for declassifying that information if it is going to be made available to the public.
The purpose of this hearing was for us to gather information, to get better informed, and to start a record in this Committee as to the chal...
In the event of such accidental release, water quality would be temporarily affected by dissolved components and small droplets.
Clearly, our first priority right now is to clean up and mitigate the damage that has already been caused and to find out what happened in t...
It may be less damage than otherwise would have been caused, but it is creating a different set of factors.
I just urge you to let us know if you need additional tools from Congress in order to be able to deal with the scientific information necess...
I strongly support EPA using the authorities it has under both the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act to deal with the pollutants entering ou...
It is important that we establish a hearing record, as we will today, as to the impact of both of these areas.
Was the report Friday accurate that MMS has granted another environmental exception for a Deepwater Horizon that will be 4,000 feet deep?
Yet MMS accident reports state that blowout preventers have failed or otherwise played a role in at least 14 accidents.
It is important that accurate information is made available about the potential risk, about the potential environmental damages, and the cap...
if you feel you need additional resources or authorities, we would be only too delighted to hear from you
I do not know how you could accurately portray to the regulatory agency the minimal risks in the event of a blowout.
Are they failsafe?
Are you seeking further environmental waivers at this point?
We need an energy policy in this country that makes us secure, deals with economic job growth and deals with our environment.
