All of the following are environmental costs of relying on sanitary landfills for waste handling except:
a. the amount of suitable land available for siting.
b. the release of fly ash into the atmosphere.
c. the release of methane gas into the atmosphere.
d. the potential for leaking of leachate.
e. the reliance on fossil fuels for transporting waste.

In a 2010 article “fact check: eastern u. s. earthquake risk” by chris mould, the author provides as evidence the following statement by the united states geological survey: “although earthquakes may be less frequent in the eastern u. s., … urban areas in the east could face bigger losses because the shaking would affect much larger areas than similar quakes in the west. in addition, most homes and buildings in the east are not designed to withstand earthquakes.”this statement directly relates to which of the following concepts? a. vulnerabilityb. hazardc. riskd. severity