Some Areas in the Southwest Require Residents to Install Water-Saving

question 28

Multiple Choice

Some areas in the Southwest require residents to install water-saving toilets in new homes. This is an example of

• A) greenwashing.
• B) attempting sustainability.
• C) civil rights violation.
• D) a boondoggle.

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Loess Deposits

Fine-grained, wind-blown sediments that can form thick, fertile soil layers.

Sediment

Particulate organic and inorganic matter that accumulates in a solid layer on the surface of land or within bodies of water.

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