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Adapting Wastewater Infrastructure to Sea Level Rise: A Review of Coastal State Policies for Septic Systems

Sea level rise and saltwater intrusion pose a challenge to the functioning of on-site wastewater systems. This report reviews how 19 Atlantic and Gulf Coast states regulate and fund these systems, including policies, future planning, and financial support

The Mortality and Economic Benefits of Achieving Air Pollution Standards in India

This article examines the mortality benefits of reducing annual ambient particulate matter to the Indian and World Health Organization 25 μg/m3 and 15 μg/m3 interim standards.

In Focus: The Importance of Robust Benefit-Cost Analysis

In this In Focus video, Senior Fellow Alan Krupnick comments on the agency’s recent decision and the value of comprehensive benefit-cost analyses to regulatory decisionmaking.

Axios: “The Fallout from EPA’s Pollution Shift”

A recent RFF blog post and Senior Fellow Bryan Hubbell contribute to this article about the US Environmental Protection Agency’s recent shift on benefit-cost analysis.