CleanTechnica•4 days ago
Trump EPA: Value of Human Life is $0
Key Takeaway
This alleged EPA policy change signals a significant shift towards deregulation, potentially lowering environmental compliance costs for power generators but increasing public health and environmental risks.
AI Summary
- •The hypothetical Trump EPA (2026) is alleged to assign a zero value to human life in environmental cost-benefit analyses, as reported by CleanTechnica citing the Sierra Club.
- •This policy shift implies a significant deregulation of environmental protections, potentially reducing compliance costs for fossil fuel-based power generation.
- •For developers, this could mean a less stringent regulatory environment for projects with environmental impacts, potentially favoring conventional generation or delaying retirement of older assets.
- •Large power consumers might see lower energy costs due to reduced environmental compliance burdens, but also face increased environmental and health risks from pollution.
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Article Content
As I was reading through the Sierra Club’s response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address last night, one line really jumped out at me, that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Donald Trump has “set the value of a human life to zero when conducting cost-benefit analyses.” ... [continued] The post Trump EPA: Value of Human Life is $0 appeared first on CleanTechnica .