Does the Law Require Cost-Benefit Analysis?

Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy 2025-07-02

Summary:

Putting aside the particulars of the case, it seems wrong to apply the same standard (monetized cost-benefit analysis) to every provision in environmental law. These provisions have different language, reflecting differences in congressional priorities. Some provisions, for instance, may be designed push industry to find innovative solutions; others may reflect Congress’s value judgments or a desire to limit EPA’s discretion.  We shouldn’t assume that the myriad differences in statutory language are irrelevant and that Congress wanted agencies to adopt the same method of making decisions in every case.

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https://legal-planet.org/2025/07/02/does-the-law-require-agencies-to-follow-cost-benefit-analysis/

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Tags:

administrative

Authors:

Dan Farber

Date tagged:

07/02/2025, 12:31

Date published:

07/02/2025, 10:44