Dear Administrator Wheeler, In a June 18th opinion editorial in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review titled, Clarifications to EPA's Cost-Benefit Analysis Will Protect Pa. 's Environment and Businesses, linked here and reprinted below, I outlined the reasons to support this proposed rule.
One of the points I made is that this rule is about fundamental transparency and I said as follows:
The EPA is. funded by public dollars,- we all have a right to know the full costs and benefits of any rule imposed by any federal agency. A cost-benefit approach creates transparency and ensures regulatory decisions made by EPA are done with an eye toward sound policy. This is especially critical since EPA regulates sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, and transportation, essential industries that provide millions of jobs and generates billions in revenue for states like Pennsylvania, providing essential services and products to all Americans.