The Supreme Court ruled that, under the CAA, the EPA may not consider cost when setting air quality standards to protect the public health.20 A bipartisan group of 42 of the country’s most respected...

The Supreme Court ruled that, under the CAA, the EPA may not consider cost when setting air quality standards to protect the public health.20 A bipartisan group of 42 of the country’s most respected economists filed a brief arguing that, from an economic perspective, it is wrong not to consider costs. Should the EPA consider costs in all of its decisions? Or are some decisions priceless?