Economists Urge EPA To Bolster Cost, Other Assessments In EJ Analysis

October 30, 2024
Economists who contributed to an upcoming study of EPA’s environmental justice (EJ) analyses are flagging ways that recent agency EJ assessments of its transportation and other rules fall short, even as they applaud the increased number of such analyses the agency is conducting under the Biden administration. “EPA has made substantial progress in conducting EJ analysis,” New York University’s Institute for Policy Integrity Executive Director Burçin Ünel, told an Oct. 28 webinar hosted by Resources for the Future (RFF). There...


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