A study by the Environmental Protection Agency looked at the costs and benefits of the Clean Air Act from 1970 to 1990. This study found that a middle-range estimate of the health and other benefits from cleaner air was $22 trillion. This amount was about __________________ than the costs of reducing the pollution.

A. 10 time lower
B. 44 times higher
C. 10 times higher
D. 44 times lower


B. 44 times higher

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