RE:RE:RE:RE:Yes, We’re Almost ThereThey may seem insane, but you have to remember, most of them are the result of legal proceedings and consent decrees, not science or cost-effectiveness metrics. No matter what regulation is proposed, no matter how reasonable, the agency gets sued by one side or the other, or both. For those being regulated, the cost of fighting something out in court and potentially delaying an operating expense by one year, or several, is far cheaper than the cost of compliance. It's an inefficient way to do business, but that's what happens when you have a nation of laws, rather than edicts from a supreme ruler.