EPA Will No Longer Consider Human Cost in Rule Making
In a shocking reversal of its longstanding policy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will no longer include the cost to human health and safety when determining appropriate regulations for air pollution. Instead, the focus will be on the cost to private companies when setting regulatory limits. This means that these regulations are likely to become far weaker over time, or may be repealed entirely, to the detriment of the average citizen.
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