Economic Argument For Environmental Regulations

A "startling" report by the Office of Management and Budget concludes that the benefits of environmental regulations exceeded the costs.

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September 28, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The Bush Administration's Office of Management and Budget issued a report this month that concluded that "... the health and social benefits of enforcing tough new clean-air regulations during the past decade were five to seven times greater in economic terms than were the costs of complying with the rules."

Thanks to Bill Barker

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