Which statement gives an unintended consequence of the 1970 Clean Air Act?
A) Utilities relocated large numbers of power plants to Mexico.
B) Utilities began operating more nuclear power plants.
C) Utilities ran plants built prior to 1970 longer than they would have otherwise.
D) The coal mining industry suffered massive job losses.

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The 1970 Clean Air Act imposed stricter regulations on new power plants regarding emissions, which inadvertently encouraged utilities to continue operating older, more polluting plants longer than they might have otherwise, to avoid the costs of compliance associated with new construction.

Which Statement Gives an Unintended Consequence of the 1970 Clean