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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cost-Benefit Analysis Regulatory Agenda

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Biden Expands Consideration of Social Cost of Carbon by Federal Agencies

On September 21, 2023, the Biden administration outlined plans to expand federal agencies’ consideration of the social cost of carbon—a metric for the economic cost of each additional ton of carbon dioxide emitted to the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

OMB Proposes to Revise Circular A-4; This is Not Trivial

On Thursday, the Office of Management and Budget released proposed revisions to “Circular A-4”.  It also released a separate preamble, explaining its thinking and asking for comment on certain identified issues....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Can Cumulative Impact Analysis Improve Cost-Benefit Analysis?

As frequent readers know, I am a big fan of cost-benefit analysis. The basic idea is that, when we make a decision to regulate at a certain level, we are by definition deciding that regulating to that level is “worth” the...more

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The Biden Administration’s Approach to the Social Cost of Carbon

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As part of his comprehensive climate change agenda, President Biden convened a task force to assess the social cost of greenhouse gases. At the end of February, the task force published an interim report estimating the “cost”...more

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President Biden’s ‘Modernizing Regulatory Review’ Memorandum

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Much of the attention in President Joseph Biden’s executive actions in his first 100 days has been focused on his numerous executive orders on topics ranging from climate and COVID-19 to race and gender. Although these...more

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EPA to Take Action to Improve Cost-Benefit Analyses for Agency Rulemakings

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On Tuesday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an internal memo outlining new agency efforts to improve the consistency and transparency of cost-benefit analyses performed in conjunction with...more

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EPA to Rethink Cost-Benefit Analyses During Rulemaking Process

This week, EPA announced that it is considering developing regulations to optimize the use of cost-benefit analyses when it is taking regulatory action. Many environmental statutes require the consideration of costs and...more

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