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Cost Benefit News covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. We apprise the reader about ways in which costs and benefits are measured, and the results of empirical studies. We hope that this information will allow public and private organizations to comprehend the risks and benefits of various actions, help disputants to resolve conflicts equitably and efficiently, and improve the quality of public policies. We will only discuss issues related to the empirical quantification of private and social costs and benefits and damages, and summarize information from daily newspapers, academic journals, legal publications, court decisions, professional newsletters commissioned studies, and on-line services. This newsletter is dedicated to the principle that all policies place values upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that more information, explicit specification of assumptions, and rigorous analysis can help our society to better meet these ends. This site will increasingly serve, in conjunction with others, as a valuation database. We will include a wide range of studies, including non-environmental reports, because omission of a factor effectively values it at zero, and biases decisions. Heavy traffic has caused several site crashes. We are attempting to correct these problems. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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EPA Proposes to Cut Mercury Emissions from Sewage Sludge Incinerators

By CostBenefit on Oct 7, 2010 | In Air, Water, Health, Government Report, U.S., Mercury, Regulatory Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater, Free Report at Time of Entry

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to cut emissions of mercury, particle pollution and other harmful pollutants from sewage sludge incinerators, the sixth-largest source of mercury air emissions in the United States. Mercury can… more »

Mercury advisories and household health trade-offs

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In Water, Health, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Mercury, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: The conventional economic wisdom is that improving consumer information will enhance welfare. Yet, some scientists speculate that the Food and Drug Administration's prominent mercury in fish advisory may have harmed public health. Lower mercury… more »

Economic benefits from decreased mercury emissions: Projections for 2020

By CostBenefit on Mar 16, 2010 | In Air, Academic Study/Journal Article, Mercury, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: Anthropogenic processes have increased the exposure of humans and wildlife to toxic methyl mercury (MeHg). Mercury emissions will increase by about 25% between 2005 and 2020, if the present trajectory is maintained. A global assessment of socie… more »

Mercury Control Technologies at Coal-Fired Power Plants Have Achieved Substantial Emissions Reductions

By CostBenefit on Oct 24, 2009 | In Air, Government Report, U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Mercury, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

The 491 U.S. coal-fired power plants are the largest unregulated industrial source of mercury emissions nationwide, annually emitting about 48 tons of mercury—a toxic element that poses health threats, including neurological disorders in children. In 200… more »

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