Substandard: Why the Goalposts for Safety and Environmental Standards Keep Moving

We have now entered an era in which unreasonable standards, designed to exploit obsessive perceptions of risk, are becoming the order of the day.

Smoke stacks from a coal power plant, in this file photo. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Commentary 

When we talk about risk, we’re making an assessment of potential danger. Ideally, we’re personally qualified to make that assessment.