Delegating Control of Nonpoint Source Pollution to the States Can

question 34

True/False

Delegating control of nonpoint source pollution to the states can be advantageous because runoff is affected by factors that vary considerably, making uniform controls at the federal level ineffective and difficult to implement.

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