Some environmental regulations (like forbidding the burning of coal in cities) benefit each and every one of us because the air we all breather is cleaner.If an individual ignores the regulation and burns coal,while others obey the regulation,then he or she

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The individual who ignores the regulation and burns coal while others obey the regulation is being a free rider because they are benefiting from the cleaner air created by others following the regulation without facing the costs (financial or otherwise) of complying with the regulation themselves.

Some Environmental Regulations (Like Forbidding the Burning of Coal in Cities)