Video & Transcript Research : 'emissions'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I know that recycling does create a lot of emissions. Mr.
- Speaker, gentlelady, that this would not in any way increase emissions?
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So we must decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
- Mexicans, I urge you to craft and support comprehensive strategies that reduce pollution. reduce emissions
- Emissions are higher.
- There is political action to address emissions. There's advertising for climate-adapted appliances.
- There's new Rules for building and design to incorporate zero emissions.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- deeper issues they are talking about are both systemic sustainability issues in terms of climate emissions
- /c> sustainability issues in terms of sustainability issues in terms of climate<00:26:07.520>
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as <00:26:08.720>the <00:26:09.279>funding climate emissions - as well as the funding climate emissions as well as the funding gap<00:26:10.159>
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uh So many of you know that we have state statutes related to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- While climate change is often discussed in terms of sea level rise and emission reductions, it's also
- As other committees and state departments work to reduce carbon emissions, we must also adapt to the
- state Department's work to<00:57:21.039>
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Summary:
The Committee on Education heard several Department of Education-related bills and received extensive testimony on school meals and veteran diplomas. HB 628 would restore authority for the Department of Education to issue high school diplomas to veterans whose schooling was interrupted by World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The superintendent testified in support, explaining the authority had sunset in 2020 and describing the measure as a way to recognize veterans. No opposition or questions were raised, and the bill was left without further action in the excerpt.
The committee also heard HB 1074 and HB 110, both supported by the Department of Education and the School Facilities Authority. HB 1074 was described as a cleanup measure to clarify land-related language and make the statute more consistent across state agencies and DOE. HB 110 concerned benchmarking and the farm-to-school/local food effort; DOE and several supporters, including county councils, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Hawaii Farmers Union, said the bill would help align metrics and support the 30% local food goal by 2030. Members questioned DOE about progress, and DOE said it was working on menus, procurement, and coordination with distributors and farmers. A Farm to School representative said the current bottleneck was poor communication with farmers and the need to bring them into planning earlier; DOE said it was still figuring out the process and that island-based procurement and separate RFPs were being explored.
HB 328, relating to school meals and local resource food and plant-based options, drew the most testimony. DOE testified with comments, and the Attorney General’s office suggested revisions to clarify that the bill would apply to both DOE and charter schools, to separate public and private funds if donations or grants are accepted, and to add standards if nonprofit or private entities receive public money. Supporters included HSTA, the Hawaii Public Health Institute/Farm to School Network, Climate Protection Hawaii, the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and numerous individuals and organizations. Supporters emphasized healthier school meals, student-requested plant-based options, support for local farms, and the 30% by 2030 goal. Some testimony urged more local purchasing and raised concerns about decentralization, while DOE said it was considering island-based procurement and separate contracts to better support local producers. No votes were taken in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You'd have to deal with emission events. It's quite complex.
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (06/05/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- seeing something come in that claims that they're saving the earth by getting rid of greenhouse gas emissions
- seeing something come in that claims that they're saving the earth by getting rid of greenhouse gas emissions
- Hampshire land owners have committed any standing timber on their property, the sequestration of carbon emissions
- property the sequestration<01:31:19.800>
of <01:31:19.880>carbon <01:31:20.720>emissions - sequestration of carbon emissions sequestration of carbon emissions through<01:31:21.800>
registration
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum present and approval of the April 17 minutes. The commission then heard a presentation from attorney Jacob Rhodes of Cleveland, Waters and Bass on the history and legal basis of New Hampshire’s timber tax, explaining that timber was historically treated as part of real property, that a 1913 case confirmed that view, and that a 1949 constitutional amendment created a separate timber yield tax to discourage clear-cutting and support forest conservation. He described the tax as a tax on the yield when timber is severed, not an income tax, and noted that towns are reimbursed through a system based on Department of Revenue Administration market data and local reports of cut.
Members and guests asked how “yield” is defined, how the timber tax interacts with current use, and whether carbon sequestration could be treated similarly. Testimony explained that current use generally is not affected by harvesting timber, that towns can tax standing timber under RSA 79:5 but rarely do because it is labor-intensive, and that carbon credits might be valued using a similar market-data approach. Several speakers discussed a prior bill drafted with DRA input that would have treated carbon more like timber, but noted it never fully advanced in the General Court and that the version ultimately discussed by the House differed from the earlier DRA-comfortable draft.
The discussion also covered whether carbon sequestration agreements are effectively long-term leases or transfers of timber rights, with Rhodes suggesting that 99-year arrangements could be taxable transfers of real property under DRA rules, though he had not reviewed specific agreements. DRA staff said they do not currently have a timber-like survey mechanism for carbon and would likely need access to proprietary market data or a subscription service to build one. No formal vote was taken beyond approving the minutes; the commission appeared to agree to revisit the carbon/timber valuation issue and the draft bill at a future meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The production of nitrogen fertilizer contributes significantly to total greenhouse gas emissions.
- fertilizer may allow Minnesota farmers to access price premiums and new market channels while reducing emissions
- significantly to total<00:18:01.120>
greenhouse <00:18:01.520>gas <00:18:01.760>emissions - <00:18:02.720>
Green total greenhouse gas emissions. - Green total greenhouse gas emissions.
Keywords:
energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, elk, cervidae, cervid importation, chronic wasting disease, CWD, animal health, livestock, wildlife disease, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, state veterinarian, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Here we're showing that increased greenhouse gas emissions increase the seasonal temperature across the
- One that is intermediate emissions, which is showing us a world following historical trends.
- It's very evident here that the higher emissions, again these are global, translate into higher projected
- , the end of the century, so by 2100 we're looking at across a range of scenarios, two different emission
- The upper graph is intermediate emissions, that reflects the pathway we're currently— that's historical
Keywords:
HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
- CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
- CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
- CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
- CAV deployment will increase both climate emissions and air pollution in already overburdened communities
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So what the amendment does is focus the inspections on safety issues and emissions every other year,
- And the idea here is to ensure that we have some level of safety inspection and emissions inspection,
- So what the amendment does is focus the inspections on safety issues and emissions every other year,
- And the idea here is to ensure that we have some level of safety inspection and emissions inspection,
- If your car is five years, new to five years, you would not need the emissions, but it would require
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/21/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- and also tasked the agency with measuring, alongside the Department of Commerce, greenhouse gas emissions
- , we also have, as I said, some authorities under 216 in the climate area for the greenhouse gas emissions
- in the state and Reporting emissions in the state and Reporting those<01:23:24.120>
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greenhouse <01:23:56.639>gas <01:23:57.239>uh <01:23:57.360>emissions - area for the greenhouse gas uh emissions area for the greenhouse gas uh emissions work<01:23:58.600
Summary:
Chair Foung Hawj opened the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee meeting by welcoming members, agency staff, and constituents, and by outlining the committee’s shared-power arrangement for the session. Members introduced themselves and described environmental activities from the interim, including gardening, outdoor recreation, farming visits, Great Lakes work, and a tree-planting trip in Thailand that Hawj said symbolized cultural unity and environmental stewardship.
Ben Stanley, the committee’s nonpartisan counsel, then explained the co-chairs’ operating agreement: Hawj would chair the meeting, Senator John Hoffman would chair the next two meetings, then Hawj would chair the following two, with the chair rotating after each pair of meetings. Agendas would be set jointly, additional meetings would require both chairs’ approval, and passing a bill out of committee would require a majority of all committee members, or seven votes. At Senator Tory Westrom’s request, the agreement was to be emailed to members in writing.
Stanley also reviewed the committee’s jurisdiction, which includes environmental and natural resources bills, legacy funds, and agencies such as the Environmental Quality Board, Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, along with several related councils and boards. Fiscal analyst Dan Mueller then gave a budget overview of the committee’s agencies, noting that many current biennium appropriations include one-time general fund money that drops back in the 2026-27 base budget. He highlighted funding levels for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, Metro Parks, Conservation Corps, BWSR, the Minnesota Zoo, the Science Museum, and the Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust Account, and said the committee’s base-budget area totals about $2.2 billion. He also reviewed the Legacy funds, estimating available 2026-27 appropriations of about $327 million for Outdoor Heritage, $31.7 million for Clean Water, $133 million for Parks and Trails, and $185 million for Arts and Cultural Heritage. No votes or bill actions were taken at this meeting.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1119, state parks emission fees exemptions.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests, including the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Tammy Penhollow, as well as visitors from Republic Services, Copper Valley Energy, and a young guest shadowing Senator Bolick. The President also announced deadline extensions for opening Senate folders and bill introduction preparation, and the chamber received communications from the Governor without reading them aloud.
The main floor business was the reading and reference of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions to committees, covering topics such as education, taxation, water and natural resources, health care, behavioral health, public safety, elections, family law, immigration, transportation, and appropriations. The Senate also completed second reading of another extensive set of bills on issues including concealed weapons, nicotine products, rental housing, mental health, behavioral health, radiation protection, school safety, family courts, elections, and various appropriations and regulatory measures.
No bills were debated or voted on during this transcript. Standing committee reports were waived from reading, and committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings of Government, Health and Human Services, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, Education, Judiciary and Elections, and Public Safety. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Fuel choice, economic development, reduced emissions, lower dependence on out-of-state imports, lower
- Development reduced emissions lower Development reduced emissions lower dependence<06:43:40.680>
on - is already regulated with sufficient ambiguity and this bill does nothing to clarify sad emissions,
- is already regulated with emissions is already regulated with sufficient<06:59:26.040>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/07/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Trucks create 1,000% more emissions than maritime freight to move the same amount of cargo.
- Trains create about 30% more emissions than maritime freight.
- Um, I don’t know if it’s low emissions or dirty emissions; I’m not an expert, but she did not want that
- from free polluting embedded emissions from free polluting countries<04:32:45.279>
a <04:32:45.439 - to reach the point where the emissions to reach the point where the world<04:34:34.439>
will <
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 24th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- changes to reflect the industry standards for gasoline and new standards that will help reduce gas emissions
VT
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1185, public notices publication errors emissions.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer and pledge, then recorded attendance, approved the journal, and recognized several guest groups in the gallery, including CRNAs for Capital Day, rural electric cooperative representatives, AEA Retired members, March of Dimes participants, students, and other visitors. The invocation focused on faith, courage, and the need for just laws, and several senators used personal privilege to introduce guests and highlight causes such as public education, maternal and infant health, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
The body then moved through a lengthy calendar of second-reading bills, covering a wide range of topics including child welfare and DCS procedures, public school safety, health care and insurance, groundwater and water supply, tax and appropriations measures, housing and HOA issues, elections and campaign protections, criminal justice, firearms, abortion-related measures, and transportation projects. The transcript primarily reflects bill titles being read rather than debate on substance, and no floor votes on those measures are shown in the excerpt.
The Senate also received a large set of first-reading bills and committee referrals, including measures on motor vehicle booting fees, EMS reciprocity, election procedures, physician assistant licensure, mental health hearings, assisted living, Alzheimer’s planning, safe haven providers, short-term rentals, fire district formation, correctional officer contributions, and several appropriations items. After the readings and routine announcements, the Senate adopted a motion to adjourn and recessed until Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You'd have to deal with emission events. It's quite complex.
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources took public testimony on Senate Bill 1757 and its committee substitute, a measure dealing with aggregate production operations and a new permitting option for rock crushers/aggregate facilities. Testimony centered on whether the bill should remain focused on air permitting or also include broader quarry operations such as stormwater, reclamation, monitoring, and public participation requirements. Supporters of the substitute, including representatives of the Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association and Associated General Contractors, said the bill would provide a voluntary third permitting option, preserve existing authorizations, and create a more practical regulatory path for Texas growth.
Opponents and critics, including representatives of Texas for Responsible Aggregate Mining, Job Materials, and Public Citizen, argued the bill as written was too weak or too broad in the wrong ways. They said best management practices should be set in statute or through negotiated rulemaking rather than left to TCEQ rulemaking, and they raised concerns about limited monitoring periods, vague air-monitoring standards, public notice procedures, and the inclusion of non-air requirements in an air permit. Several witnesses said the bill should better balance industry needs with neighborhood impacts and public health protections.
Chair Birdwell questioned witnesses about ongoing negotiations between industry groups and said the bill was intended to be a practical compromise. After testimony and questions, public testimony was closed. The committee left SB 1757 and its committee substitute pending, with no vote taken.