In 2005, US Expenditures to Control Pollution Cost Approximately $130

question 13

Multiple Choice

In 2005, US expenditures to control pollution cost approximately $130 billion, causing former director of the EPA, William Reilly to state

• A) "at this level of expenditure, there's a very large obligation to get it right."
• B) "the US can no longer afford pollution control."
• C) "private firms that pollute must reimburse the public for these expenses."
• D) "the mission of the EPA is to reduce the cost of pollution control."

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