Costs of pollution control tend to
A) decrease over time because of initial investments in reductions and new technologies.
B) decrease over time because regulations generally become less restrictive.
C) increase over time as levels of acceptable pollution become increasingly restrictive.
D) increase over time as new technologies require renewed investments.
A
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