Access the document prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures: 2005, available online at www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/ma200-05.pdf.Examine the state-level data for total capital and operating abatement costs. Analyze the differences amongany subset of states, and offer a hypothesis as to why these differences might exist.
What will be an ideal response?
Obviously, student responses will vary depending on the state data selected. In any case, they should consider such factors as access to resources, labor costs, available technology, proximity to international borders, and high industrial centers as possible reasons for abatement cost differences.
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