According to conservatives, how did regulatory foolishness in the area of auto emissions actually hurt the environment?
a) People worried about the higher prices of newer, cleaner cars, and so continued using their older, more polluting cars. b) Emissions standards were set so low that people started buying heavier polluting SUVs, thus emitting more pollution than with their older cars. c) Increased emissions standards drove consumers to go to illegal sources for cars, which ended up causing more emissions than the old cars. d) Lower emissions standards, intended to encourage car makers to produce more cars, instead allowed consumers to buy more cars, drive more, and pollute more.
A
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