Michael Regan: “I visited 90 out of our 100 counties in the State of North Carolina.”

I have met with so many mothers whose children are lead-poisoned, and we are seeing lead-poisoned children all over this country.

I think what we want to do is to ensure that we are meeting the letter of the law with as much flexibility as possible.

The mission of the EPA is to protect public health and the environment, look at cost-effective technologies to do so, and ensure that this country can remain globally competitive.

First of all, I think implementing strongly these new safety plans is going to be a key part of that. There is no worse recruiting tool than the media reports we see of busdrivers getting beat up or spit on or ultimately--or even…