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The value of human life is on the skids – at least as far as environmental standards are concerned.

A story posted last week by the Associated Press in Washington, D.C., reported that the “value of a statistical life” is $6.9 million in today’s dollars, which is a drop of nearly $1 million from five years ago.

Each afternoon various editors convene here at the paper to review the day’s local news and what’s available via the AP. The process includes the news editor reading a list of the major headlines from the state, nation and world.

When the snippet about...