Testimony on EPA's Coal Combustion Residuals Proposed Rule

SEI economists Frank Ackerman and Liz Stanton reviewed the EPA's proposed rule on coal combustion residues and found the accompanying Regulatory Impact Analysis to be deeply flawed, arguing that it exaggerates costs, underestimates benefits, and relies on coal industry claims that could undermine U.S. regulatory efforts.

• U.S. power plants produced 133 million tons of coal combustion residues in 2008.

APA

Ackerman, F., & Stanton, L. (2010). Testimony on EPA's Coal Combustion Residuals Proposed Rule. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/testimony-epas-coal-combustion-residuals-proposed-rule/

Chicago

Ackerman, Frank, and Liz Stanton. Testimony on EPA's Coal Combustion Residuals Proposed Rule. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2010. https://www.sei.org/publications/testimony-epas-coal-combustion-residuals-proposed-rule/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ackerman2010testimony, author = {Ackerman, Frank and Stanton, Liz}, title = {{Testimony on EPA's Coal Combustion Residuals Proposed Rule}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2010}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/testimony-epas-coal-combustion-residuals-proposed-rule/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }