The New Source Review (NSR) program is arguably the least effective and most costly part of the Clean Air Act. Opponents of reform seem to be putting partisan politics ahead of genuine concern for environmental protection. (Not, unfortunately, for the first time.) Reform, not defending the status quo, should be a top priority of environmentalists, business owners, and consumers.
This 23-page evaluation of EPA’s reform recommendations concludes:
The country would be better served if NSR were changed to clarify and make more certain the scope of the routine maintenance exclusion and the method used to measure future emissions. Even better would be a move away from the costly and often counterproductive style of end-of-the-pipe regulation represented by NSR.
Joseph Bast is a Senior Fellow at The Heartland Institute. He cofounded Heartland in 1984, serving as executive director then as president & CEO until January 2018. His research and writing focuses on climate change and energy policy.
Jay Lehr was an internationally renowned speaker, scientist, Senior Policy Advisor with the International Climate Science Coalition and Senior Science Analyst at CFACT.
