CleanTechnica•3 days ago
Environmental “Protection” Agency to Stop Considering Health Impacts of Pollution
Key Takeaway
This reported EPA policy shift could lead to less stringent air pollution regulations, potentially lowering costs for emitting power generation but increasing public health and environmental risks.
AI Summary
- •The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reportedly ceasing to calculate the negative health impacts of air pollution in its future rulemaking process, focusing instead only on industry costs, according to a New York Times report.
- •This represents a significant policy shift, potentially de-prioritizing public health considerations in environmental regulations, despite the EPA's stated mission to 'protect human health and the environment.'
- •For developers and large power consumers, this could signal a regulatory environment with potentially lower compliance costs for projects involving air emissions, but also increased public health and environmental risks from pollution.
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Article Content
Today, the New York Times reported that the Environmental Protection Agency would cease to calculate the negative health impacts of air pollution in its future rulemaking process and only consider industry costs. On the EPA’s website, the mission of the agency is to “protect human health and the environment.” Between 1999 and ... [continued] The post Environmental “Protection” Agency to Stop Considering Health Impacts of Pollution appeared first on CleanTechnica .