SHAHEEN AND COLLEAGUES QUESTION EPA'S 'IRRATIONAL' DECISION NOT TO VALUE HEALTH EFFECTS WHEN CALCULATING IMPACT OF POLLUTANTS, DEMAND ANSWERS ON DECISION-MAKING PROCESS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senate colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin following the agency's irrational decision (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html) to no longer count health benefits when conducting cost-benefit analysis for Clean Air Act rules limiting dangerous pollutants, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to set air quality standards that protect public health and welfare.

The Senators demanded a response to their list of detailed questions regarding EPA's decision-making process no...