Question

In the 1970’s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put limits on vehicle emissions because pollution from vehicle exhausts was linked to human diseases. As a result, car makers had to develop technologies that reduced pollutants in vehicle exhausts. What limit to technology does this situation represent? ​HIGHLIGHT or underline all that apply.

a. A social change that resulted in a natural change
b. A new technology that was informed by a scientific principle
c. A change in the law that resulted in society limiting technology
d. A technological change that resulted in a scientific discovery

Answer 1

The situation described represents a change in the law that resulted in society limiting technology.

Step-by-step explanation:

The situation described represents a change in the law that resulted in society limiting technology. In the 1970’s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put limits on vehicle emissions by requiring automakers to reduce vehicle emissions by 90% to address the pollution linked to human diseases. This required car makers to develop technologies, like including catalytic converters on every new car, that reduced pollutants in vehicle exhausts.