Further acidification of the environment could be prevented by policies that
A)required catalytic converters on all vehicles sold in the United States.
B)switched 50% of U.S.vehicles to hybrid technologies.
C)greatly reduced the acid-producing emissions of coal-burning power plants.
D)greatly reduced the acid-producing emissions of nuclear power plants.

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Coal-burning power plants are a major source of acid-producing emissions, therefore greatly reducing their emissions would be the most effective policy to prevent further acidification of the environment. While A and B would help reduce emissions, they would not address the largest source of emissions from power plants. D is not a relevant choice as nuclear power plants do not emit significant amounts of acid-producing emissions.

Further Acidification of the Environment Could Be Prevented by Policies