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New Report Says EPA Used Dubious Methodology to Justify Weakening the Clean Water Act Report co-authored by UMass Amherst economist David Keiser says EPA analysis assumes states will step in to protect waterways as wetlands and streams lose federal protection December 17, 2020 David Keiser AMHERST, Mass. – The Trump administration’s decision to remove federal Clean Water Act protections from millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams is based on dubious methodology and flawed logic, according to a new report by environmental economists from leading research institutions across the U.S, including the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers repealed the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, which clarified which bodies of water fell under federal protection from pollution under the 1972 Clean Water Act. Earlier this year, the agenci ....
Date Time 50 years in, Clean Air Act’s societal benefits still outweigh costs The Kingston Fossil Plant smokestacks rise above the trees behind homes in Kingston, Tenn. in this Aug. 7, 2019, photo. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) The landmark Clean Air Act (CAA) turns 50 this month, and its impact has been dramatic: Ambient measures of pollutants have fallen more than 90% in some areas, and improvements in air quality are credited with preventing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths. Despite this success, the debate rages on over whether the costs to industry of further pollution reductions are too high-most recently, the Trump administration declined to tighten soot rules. After five decades, has the CAA accomplished its mission? ....
50 years in, the Clean Air Act's societal benefits still outweigh costs 10 to 1 phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Action by the EPA this year has undone protections for wetlands and streams in the United States, according to a new report from environmental economists. Photo: Graphic Stock The Trump administration’s decision to remove federal Clean Water Act protections from millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams is based on dubious methodology and flawed logic, according to a new report by environmental economists from leading research institutions across the United States. Bonnie Keeler, an assistant professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, is one of the authors. She and her co-authors were supported by the External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (E-EEAC), an independent organization providing economic advice to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The E-EEAC was established after the EPA dissolved its own Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) in 2018. ....