Bloomberg Law: “Trump’s EPA on a Mission to Ease Air Rules by 2028: Explained”
RFF research is cited in this article about recent rollbacks of air quality regulations.
“Fossil fuel–fired power plants don’t contribute meaningfully to air pollution under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency said when it released its proposal in June 2025. The rule would also make energy more affordable and reliable, the agency said.
... The think tank Resources for the Future concluded that the rule, if finalized, would ‘fail a traditional cost-benefit test,’ even without accounting for increases in greenhouse gas emissions.”
