Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change

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Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change
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There is one number that the Environmental Protection Agency relies on to decide which climate policies to pursue. So why does that number assume the lives of richer people are worth more?

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