"Deforestation by lumber interests and toxic-waste dumping are major environmental problems in the United States today." What is wrong with this central idea?
A)It is not audience-centered.
B)It contains more than one idea.
C)It is too vague.
D)It is not a declarative sentence.

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The central idea contains two separate ideas (deforestation by lumber interests and toxic-waste dumping), which makes it unclear and unfocused. A central idea should only contain one main idea.

"Deforestation by Lumber Interests and Toxic-Waste Dumping Are Major Environmental