Michael Regan: “It is my understanding that we have to take a look at what was the plans for the Clean Power Plan.”

Communities will be left behind if the government shuts down, but those communities that are already disproportionately impacted will be further left behind.

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

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.

We are saving lives, and we are putting pragmatic, practical regulations in place so that we can provide many of our industries regulatory certainty.