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Sheldon Whitehouse: “So if you go to a purely monetary standard, you are likely to understate the benefits.”

On the recordJune 21, 2016
So if you go to a purely monetary standard, you are likely to understate the benefits.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse argues that monetary evaluations can overlook significant benefits of clean air.

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