“Bipartisan analyses have repeatedly shown that the cost of environmental regulation is exponentially cheaper than the costs of toxic cleanup and medical care.” And yet the fearful shriek that environmental regulation “kills jobs” while the hamstrung EPA can’t even adequately test or develop standards for two-thirds of the pollutants detected in water. Enough already. . . . more>>
I just wrote a 2 part posting similar to this on my blog… the costs to industry for regulation is insignificant to the benefits of the populous and environment at large.
So nice seeing others are taking up the topic as well.