Robert Iwasaki lives next door to a toxic waste landfill. Katie Cooley lives five miles downstream from a steel plant that dumps waste into Mill Creek. Which person is more likely to press public officials for a cleaner environment? a. Katie b. Robert c. neither d. both equally e. Economics cannot answer this question
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