The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to stop considering the monetary value of lives saved when setting limits on air pollution. This represents a shift from the agency's previous practice of weighing the benefits of reducing pollution, including the estimated value of lives saved, against the costs to industry. According to internal documents, the EPA will now focus solely on the financial burden to businesses when determining pollution regulations, rather than also accounting for the public health benefits. This move is seen as a departure from the agency's longstanding approach of balancing economic and public welfare factors. The decision has drawn criticism from public health advocates, who argue that overlooking the value of saved lives undermines the EPA's core mission of protecting human health and the environment. The change in policy is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to roll back environmental regulations and prioritize industry interests over public wellbeing.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will no longer calculate the healthcare cost savings and lives saved by air pollution regulations for fine particulate matter and ozone. This move aligns with the Trump…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will no longer calculate the healthcare cost savings and lives saved by air pollution regulations for fine particulate matter and ozone. This move aligns…
Read original at The Guardian →The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to change how it evaluates the costs and benefits of air pollution regulations. The proposed changes would exclude the health effects of air…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will no longer calculate the healthcare cost savings and lives saved by air pollution regulations for fine particulate matter and ozone. This move aligns with the Trump…
View source →The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to change how it evaluates the costs and benefits of air pollution regulations. The proposed changes would exclude the health effects of air pollution and the…
View source →The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to stop considering the monetary value of lives saved when setting limits on air pollution. This represents a shift from the agency's previous practice of weighing the benefits of…
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