This report identifies categories of public health, environmental, and other economic benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has historically not quantified or fully acknowledged in developing past rules limiting toxic contaminants in waste streams from coal-fired power plants. It makes detailed recommendations on how to correct these deficiencies in regulatory analysis, drawing on the most current economic and scientific studies.
Author: Institute for Policy Integrity (David A. Keiser, Bethany A. Davis Noll, Catherine L. King, Rachel Rothschild)
This resource was commissioned by or produced by staff of the Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy before the organization rebranded as Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy in 2026.