It's that it's something that they are stuck with as a result of this competition. And in my research I found that the desire and the, I would say basically The prospect of attracting industry through lower standards has had an outside influence on states. So much so that they, at least in my research foundation, would reduce standards or step away from environmental enforcement even when they're not getting that industry as a result, … (11:21–11:44)
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