GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: In June of 2009, the state legislature passed a series of laws designe

In June of 2009, the state legislature passed a series of laws designed to eliminate carbon emissions from coal-powered factories. The Environmental Protection Administration commended the state on its groundbreaking legislation, noting that these laws would go further than any other of their kind, and even the owners of several coal-powered factories expressed their appreciation of the state's care in ensuring that the laws were fair and cost-effective for industry. Yet data for the fiscal year