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Among the myths taken as fact by the environmental managers of most corporations is the belief that environmental regulations affect all competitors in a given industry uniformly. In reality, regulatory costs¡ ªand therefore compliance¡ ªfall unevenly, economically disadvantaging some companies and benefiting others. For example, a nt situated near a number of larger pliant competitors is less likely to attract the attention of local regulators than is an isolated nt, and less attention means lower costs. Additionally, large nts can spread compliance costs such as waste treatment across a larger revenue base; on the other hand, some smaller nts may not even be subject to certain provisions such as permit or reporting requirements by virtue of their size. Finally, older production often continue to generate toxic wastes that were not regulated when the technology was first adopted. New regulations have imposed extensive compliance costs on companies still using older industrial coal-fired burners that generate high sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide outputs, for example, whereas new facilities generally avoid processes that would create such waste products. By realizing that they have discretion and that not all industries are affected equally by environmental regulation, environmental managers can help their companies to achieve a competitive edge by anticipating regulatory pressure and exploring all possibilities for addressing how changing regulations will affect their companies specifically. designs its new nt to loy Among the myths taken as fact by the environmental managers of most corporations is the belief that environmental 2. According to the passage, which of the regulations affect all competitors in a given industry uniformly. In following statements ab