Developers and resource extractors have proposed that

A. national parks should be opened to commercial development
B. public lands should be valued for their biodiversity.
C. extractors should not get subsidies for mining on public lands.
D. the American people deserve fair compensation for use of their property.
E. extractors should be fully responsible for any environmental damage they cause.


Answer: A

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