1. Looking backward to move regulations forward.
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Cropper, Maureen, Fraas, Arthur, and Morgenstern, Richard
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RETROSPECTIVE studies , *ENVIRONMENTAL regulations , *REGULATORY impact analysis , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *GOVERNMENT policy , *EMISSIONS (Air pollution) , *POLLUTION prevention - Abstract
The article discusses the use of retrospective analysis on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and regulations, including in gauging the accuracy of regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) on environmental policy. An overview of the use of RIA on the EPA's 1998 Cluster Rule, which was created to reduce pollutants and emissions from paper and pulp mills, is provided.
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- 2017
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