Academics Float Cost-Benefit Analysis As Tool For Issuing Stricter NAAQS

A pair of environmental law professors is suggesting that if EPA were to use cost-benefit analysis in deciding whether to revise its six national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) -- currently prohibited by law -- it could lead to even stricter standards because tighter limits would likely yield projected benefits that far outweigh expected costs. The argument, outlined in an article for the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and presented at an ELI event in Washington, D.C., last month, runs counter...