The Costs and Benefits of Repealing Regulations
Should regulations stay or should they go? RFF researchers conducted cost-benefit analyses of six regulations generating industry complaints.
With the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal and modify regulations that are costly to industry, RFF researchers engaged in a major project to catalogue regulations affecting the oil and gas sector that could be candidates for repeal, to develop our own cost-benefit analyses for repeal and modification of six regulations, and to compare the administration’s stated prioritization approach for deregulation to the standard approach found in best economic practice.
Reports
Report — Nov 6, 2018
The Economics of Regulatory Repeal and Six Case Studies
The Economics of Regulatory Repeal and Six Case Studies
Report — Aug 21, 2018
PHMSA’s 2009 Gas Distribution Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
PHMSA’s 2009 Gas Distribution Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Report — Aug 16, 2018
The 2016 Arctic Offshore Drilling Safety Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
The 2016 Arctic Offshore Drilling Safety Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Report — Jul 20, 2018
PHMSA’s 2015 Tank Car Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
PHMSA’s 2015 Tank Car Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Report — May 30, 2018
EPA’s 2016 Methane Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
EPA’s 2016 Methane Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Report — May 3, 2018
The 2016 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
The 2016 Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Report — Apr 18, 2018
The 2016 BLM Methane Waste Prevention Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
The 2016 BLM Methane Waste Prevention Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
Report — Sep 11, 2017
Catalogue of Oil and Gas Regulations and Non-Regulatory Issues
Catalogue of Oil and Gas Regulations and Non-Regulatory Issues
Researchers
Alan Krupnick
Senior Fellow; Director, Industry and Fuels Program
Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at RFF.
Arthur G. Fraas
Visiting Fellow
Arthur Fraas is a visiting fellow at Resources for the Future. At RFF, Fraas works on a variety of issues related to energy and the environment, including projects looking at issues and tradeoffs with energy efficiency regulations, and more.
Jan Mares
Senior Advisor
Jan W. Mares is a Senior Advisor with RFF where he is involved with work on energy and environmental issues.