"From now on, the agency will still recognize and describe the impacts of pollution on human health such as premature deaths avoided or reduced respiratory disease but those effects will no longer be translated into economic figures in cost-benefit analyses. Instead, regulatory assessments will focus on the costs businesses face in complying with environmental standards. The decision affects regulations on fine particulate matter (PM.) and ground-level ozone,"
"The change, initially revealed by The New York Times and confirmed in recent regulatory documents, is part of the approach to environmental policy under the Donald Trump administration, characterized by prioritizing industrial interests and paying less attention to various regulations designed to protect public health and the environment. EPA officials argue that the modification does not imply ignoring the effects of pollution, but rather recognizing the limitations of the economic models used to date."
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer translate human-health impacts of air pollution into monetary values in regulatory cost-benefit analyses. The agency will continue to describe health impacts such as avoided premature deaths and reduced respiratory illness but will focus formal economic assessment on compliance costs for industry. The change applies to rules for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level ozone and has drawn criticism from public health experts, scientists, and environmental organizations. EPA officials assert that monetization limitations motivated the change and that not assigning dollar values does not mean ignoring health effects.
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