# Credible Sources Agree: EPA’s Rules will have Modest Economic Impacts *Published:* 2012-02-22 *Author:* Erin O'Sullivan We’ve posted so many stories like this that sometimes it’s hard to keep count, but here is yet another slew of reputable sources finding the EPA rules [will not destroy the economy](http://www.epi.org/blog/toxics-other-epa-rules-economic-effect/). In fact, it may just be the boost it needs. The Director of Regulatory Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute just wrote a piece that sums it up nicely. Here are some facts he rounded up on the air toxics rule: - Economic Policy Institute (EPI)- forecast to have a modest, positive net impact on overall employment—likely leading to the creation of [84,500 to 117,000 jobs](http://www.epi.org/publication/ib325-epa-toxics-rule-job-creation/) between now and 2015 - Congressional Research Service (CRS)- The benefits are also large, according to EPA, ranging from [$37 billion to $90 billion](http://www.epi.org/files/2012/MATS-CRS-Jan.pdf) annually. The benefits mostly reflect the monetized value of avoiding up to 11,000 premature deaths annually. - Congressional Budget Office (CBO)- “On balance, [CBO](http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/124xx/doc12437/11-15-Outlook_Stimulus_Testimony.pdf) expects that delaying or eliminating those \[EPA air\] regulations regarding emissions would reduce investment and output during the next few years.” Read the full article here: .