EPA Steps Up Use Of Methane 'Cost' Metric Despite Growing Hill Opposition

July 22, 2016
Despite growing opposition on Capitol Hill, EPA is stepping up its use of its social cost of methane (SCM) metric for measuring the climate benefits of rules limiting the potent greenhouse gas, strengthening a precedent in cost-benefit reviews that could aid agencies as they craft rules that curb short-lived, but potent, GHG. EPA used the tool to calculate the bulk of the benefits of its newly finalized methane standards for new and existing landfills, which it released July 15. For...


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