Economics

EPN's volunteers have decades of experience as economists seeking to improve the effectiveness of its environmental policies through economic analyses. They continue to monitor regulatory proposals and provide insights and expertise on a variety of issues including the social cost of carbon.

January 28, 2025

Trump’s Illegal Government Investment Shutdown Will Cost Jobs and Harm Public Health

On January 28, 2025, EPN released a statement about Trump's pause on all agency grants, loans and other financial assistance programs. [Read more]

Budget and Appropriations Economics

September 12, 2024

Breathing Easy Report

Since 2021, EPA has undergone an impressive reset — reestablishing scientific integrity and taking historic actions to address climate pollution, boost environmental justice, and protect…

Air Economics

September 18, 2023

EPN Comments on Ecosystem Services in Benefit-Cost Analysis

On September 18, 2023, EPN submitted comments on OMB's proposed guidance for assessing changes in environmental and ecosystem services in benefit-cost analysis, which offers recommendations…

Cost Benefit Analysis Economics

June 6, 2023

EPN Submits Comments Regarding Executive Order on Modernizing Regulatory Review

On June 6, 2023, EPN submitted two sets of comments related to the Executive Order on Modernizing Regulatory Review. EPN supports the proposed revisions to…

Cost Benefit Analysis Economics

April 7, 2022

EPN Comments on Restoration of “Appropriate and Necessary” Finding for MATS

EPN submitted comments strongly supporting EPAs determination to restore the "appropriate and necessary" finding for MATS, but urged EPA to update its cost benefit analysis…

Air Cost Benefit Analysis

June 3, 2021

EPN Comments on SEC Climate Change Disclosure Rules

EPN submitted comments to the SEC on their climate change disclosure rules. EPN's comments were directed at finding a path for proper disclosure using the…

Climate Change Disclosure

November 12, 2020

EPN Member Presents Testimony on SAB Peer Review of EPA’s Revised Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses

EPN member Roy Gamse, former EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Planning and Evaluation and Acting Assistant Administrator for Planning and Management, presented personal testimony on…

CASAC/SAB Cost Benefit Analysis

September 15, 2020

EPN Member Presents Testimony on EPA’s Proposal for Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act

EPN member Roy Gamse presented personal testimony at a virtual Science Advisory Board public hearing on EPA's proposed rulemaking “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering…

Cost Benefit Analysis Economics

August 12, 2020

Strengthening Economic Analysis at EPA

EPA should launch a substantial new effort to improve methods of economic analysis, including both benefit and cost estimation. [Read more]

Cost Benefit Analysis Economics

July 6, 2026

Nearly a third of Indiana counties have moved to restrict data centers

Janet McCabe, former EPA deputy administrator, spoke with WFYI about the growing number of Indiana counties adopting moratoriums, bans, and other local restrictions on data…

In The News via WFYI Public Media

June 4, 2026

No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, spoke with Grist about the connection between rising grocery costs and the Trump EPA’s rollbacks.

In The News via Grist

November 6, 2025

Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics

Jeremy Symons, former climate policy advisor at EPA, spoke with Grist about the future of EPA’s Energy Star program.

In The News via Grist

October 2, 2024

Project 2025 Offers A False Choice: Climate Action Vs. Economic Growth

Margo Oge, former Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, penned an op-ed in Forbes refuting the false choice between economic growth or climate action…

In The News via Forbes

September 23, 2024

Report: EPA Clean Air Benefits Include 200,000 Lives Saved

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, and Rob Wolcott, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Policy, were quoted in Public News Service about EPN’s…

In The News via Public News Service

September 19, 2024

Incredible Benefits of Cleaner Air Under Threat with Trump

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, and EPN’s latest report, were featured in an op-ed in the Daily Herald Gazette in which the author writes of…

In The News via Daily Herald Gazette

September 19, 2024

Project 2025 Would ‘Essentially Eviscerate EPA,’ Former Staff Warn

EPN’s latest report, Breathing Easy: An Assessment of Public Health Benefits from EPA Air Pollution Standards (2021–2024), and Stan Meiburg, former DRA, Region 6, and…

In The News via The Verge

September 17, 2024

Biden’s Green Policies Will Save 200,000 Lives and Have Boosted Clean Energy Jobs, Data Shows

Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in The Guardian about EPN’s report, saying that our analysis is “jaw-dropping.” An EPA spokesperson responded to the…

In The News via The Guardian

September 12, 2024

Former EPA Staff Highlight Benefits From EPA Air Rules At Risk In Election

EPN’s report, Breathing Easy: An Assessment of Public Health Benefits from EPA Air Pollution Standards (2021-24), was featured in Inside EPA. Rob Wolcott, former EPA…

In The News via Inside EPA