EPA Rescission of Trump-era Cost-Benefit Rule is an Important Step Forward

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) welcomes the EPA's rescission of a Trump-era cost-benefit rule, which CATF claims was designed to "impair efforts to protect public health and the environment" by discounting the benefits of Clean Air Act requirements. CATF urges the EPA to consider all relevant costs and benefits, including non-monetizable ones, to effectively address climate change, clean air, and environmental justice.

• The Clean Air Task Force views the EPA's rescission of the Trump-era cost-benefit rule as a necessary action to remove a "midnight rule" that unfairly prioritized industry concerns over public protections within Clean Air Act regulations by inconsistently treating or discounting the benefits of action relative to compliance costs.
• CATF recommends that the EPA avoid mandates for specific forms of analysis not supported by statute and instead weigh all relevant costs and benefits, including those that cannot be monetized, to better address climate change, clean air, and environmental justice.

APA

Hashimoto, H. (2021). EPA Rescission of Trump-era Cost-Benefit Rule is an Important Step Forward. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2021/05/catf-statement-epa-rescission-of-trump-era-cost-benefit-rule-is-an-important-step-forward/

Chicago

Hashimoto, Hayden. EPA Rescission of Trump-era Cost-Benefit Rule is an Important Step Forward. Clean Air Task Force, 2021. https://www.catf.us/2021/05/catf-statement-epa-rescission-of-trump-era-cost-benefit-rule-is-an-important-step-forward/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{hashimoto2021epa, author = {Hashimoto, Hayden}, title = {{EPA Rescission of Trump-era Cost-Benefit Rule is an Important Step Forward}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.catf.us/2021/05/catf-statement-epa-rescission-of-trump-era-cost-benefit-rule-is-an-important-step-forward/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }