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What’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.
Published: January 21, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules. Read More.
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Drivers Head Into Summer With a Gift at the Gas Pump
The average nationwide gasoline price on Friday was the lowest for this time of year since 2005, despite OPEC cutbacks and Middle East tensions. Read More
June 10, 2017
On Nuclear Waste, Finland Shows U.S. How It Can Be Done
A plan to build a repository in granite bedrock has progressed smoothly for years, in contrast to the United States’ experience with Yucca Mountain. Read More
June 9, 2017
The U.S. Won’t Actually Leave the Paris Climate Deal Anytime Soon
Under the Paris rules, the United States will remain a party to the accord for nearly all of President Trump’s current term. So what comes next? Read More
June 7, 2017
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