Question

Why was the British government slow to pass laws addressing the problem of pollution during the early years of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

British leaders feared that such laws would interfere with businesses and harm the economy

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Answer 2

This occurred for numerous reasons. One would be that they never could've presumed how much damage it could do so they didn't care. Other things could be that they knew that it would harm the economy by reducing production.