How does environmental regulation impact industrial location?

It has no impact on location.

It can force industries to relocate.

It only affects the quality of products.

It encourages high pollution industries.

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B. It can force industries to relocate.

Solution:

Strict environmental regulations may force industries to relocate to areas with less stringent laws or to invest heavily in pollution control, impacting their location decisions.

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