EPA to stop calculating money and lives saved by curbs on air pollution
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The EPA will no longer calculate the monetary value of healthcare costs avoided and lives saved by curbing fine particulate matter and ozone pollution. This change, part of a broader shift under the Trump administration, will focus solely on the cost to industry when creating regulations. The EPA claims it remains committed to protecting human health and the environment, but will not be monetizing the impacts at this time. Environmental and public health advocates criticize the move, arguing it ignores the health benefits of clean air and could lead to increased pollution and related health problems. The change comes as the Trump administration seeks to abandon stricter standards for soot pollution, claiming the Biden administration lacked the authority to set them.
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