Trump admin pushes cost-benefit rule to the finish line

摘要

A fiercely contested EPA plan to require cost-benefit forecasts of major new Clean Air Act regulations is one step closer to being among a flurry of environmental rulemakings set to be made final in the Trump administration's last weeks. The rule would set first-ever requirements for the handling of cost-benefit analyses on major air rules, including a mandate that EPA explain what "problem" the regulation is supposed to address. Environmentalists criticize the rule, saying it will make it harder for EPA to pursue new air quality safeguards.