US Chamber report to allege EPA downplays rules' impact

February 27, 2013

The Hill

Ben Geman and Zack Colman

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will release a report Wednesday that alleges the Environmental Protection Agency is using fuzzy math when it analyzes how regulations affect employment.

The group is taking aim at “EPA’s oft-repeated claims that regulations create jobs.”

“Anne Smith, senior vice president and environment group co-head of NERA Economic Consulting, will present her analysis on how EPA has gotten it wrong when predicting the real impact of regulations on job creation,” an advisory states.

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