A journalist reports on what Hardin (1968) referred to as a “tragedy of the commons.” The media story concerns:

A. a disaster that happened in the park the technology divide that exists between the social classes of poverty and elite
B. the environmental costs that everyone must pay in the long run due to individual exploitation of resources for short-term gains
C. the environmental costs that a widespread natural disaster brings to all walks of life common understanding of
D. the environmental pressures that threaten endangered species