While the U.S. command-and-control environmental regulations initiated in the 1970s have been very effective at reducing pollution, some economists have difficulty with the legislation because

A. it often requires different pollution-control technology for each polluter.
B. it usually requires different standards for all current and potential polluters.
C. it is full of fine print and exceptions, and costly for some firms to comply with.
D. it is not subject to compromises in the political process and all of the above.


C. it is full of fine print and exceptions, and costly for some firms to comply with.

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A) less jagged because uplift is more likely to be outpacing erosion. B) less jagged because erosion is more likely to be outpacing uplift. C) more jagged because uplift is more likely to be outpacing erosion. D) more jagged because erosion is more likely to be outpacing uplift.

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Covalent bonds are found in quartz. What could this suggest about its physical properties?

A) It is a harder mineral. B) It is purple. C) It is malleable. D) It is a conductor of electricity.

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The main culprits behind biopiracy are from the periphery

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Divergent plate boundaries are characterized by ____

A)contact metamorphism only B)regional metamorphism only C)dynamic metamorphism only D)dynamic and contact metamorphism E)dynamic and regional metamorphism

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