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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 20 > What’s the value of life? The EPA defends lowering its estimate

What’s the value of life? The EPA defends lowering its estimate

By David A. Fahrenthold / The Bulletin
July 20, 2008

WASHINGTON — Someplace else, people might tell you that human life is priceless. In Washington, the federal government has appraised it like a ’96 Camaro with bad brakes.

Last week, it was revealed that an Environmental Protection Agency office had lowered its official....

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