Benefit cost analyses of laws and regulations affecting coal: case studies on reclamation, air pollution, and health and safety laws and regulations

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:6811220

Recent years have seen the institution of numerous Federal, State and local laws, regulations and standards designed to affect the supply and consumption of coal. Specific examples of the types of laws and regulations which have changed rapidly in recent years are those relating to air and water pollution control, mine reclamation, diligence, and mine health and safety. In the face of these rapid changes, it is becoming increasingly difficult to know whether the numerous new laws and regulations, by themselves and in concept with each other, result in a net social benefit or cost to society. In an attempt to study this question, the Office of Minerals Policy and Research Analysis has contracted for a two-part benefit-cost study of these laws and regulations. While this study is in no way presented as the final answer to these complex questions, it is hoped that the analysis represents a positive contribution to the body of knowledge required to develop sound public policy. It is further hoped that this study will spur further research into these important and complex issues. Regulations examined in detail are: Reclamation regulations, air pollution regulations and health and safety regulations.

• Research Organization: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc., Arlington, Va. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6811220
• Report Number(s): NP-23222
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COAL INDUSTRY
COAL MINING
COMBUSTION
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DISEASES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDUSTRY
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
MINING
NORTH AMERICA
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SURFACE MINING
USA
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL