"WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed on Friday major changes to the way the federal government calculates the benefits, in human health and safety, of restricting mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants.
In the proposal, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a finding declaring that federal rules imposed on mercury by the Obama administration are too costly to justify.
It drastically changed the formula the government uses in its required cost-benefit analysis of the regulation by taking into account only certain effects that can be measured in dollars, while ignoring or playing down other health benefits."
Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times December 28, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"EPA To Make It Harder To Tighten Mercury Rules In The Future" (Washington Post)
"Air Pollution: EPA Targets Obama-Era Basis For Toxics Regs" (Greenwire)
"Trump EPA Orders Rollback Of Obama Mercury Regulations" (AP)
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