EPA denies reports it will no longer consider harm to humans in pollution regulation: 'BS headline'

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin denied a report from The New York Times that his department will no longer consider the cost to human life incurred from two pollutants when making regulatory decisions. Times reporter Maxine Joselow, citing internal agency emails and documents, reported Monday that the EPA intends to only calculate the cost to businesses when setting limits on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone emission. Since its inception, the agency has considered the health benefits of placing caps on the pollutants.