You are the environmental liaison for an oil company and responsible for compliance with federal and state regulations.

As part of your overall strategy to maintain your current image as an environmentally-conscious corporation, your organization has decided to lobby for more stringent regulations with regard to oil and gas impacts as they relate to watersheds.

You have been tasked with developing a corporate strategy to formulate environmental policy that will be presented to local and state legislators.

Choose a contributing factor to the decline of watersheds in which you will formulate a policy.