Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand how energy costs impact their lives and make decisions accordingly.

Even if there's controversy, I'm going to make the decision, and people are going to be happy in one instance and unhappy in the next. But that's the job I've been given and the job I'm going to embrace.

I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.

There is no threshold level of fine particle pollution below which health risk reductions are not achieved by reduced exposure.