How long is a \u201clong\u201d answer? Well, it\u2019s not a single word, phrase, or sentence; these would be \u201cshort\u201d answers. Aim for one substantive paragraph. Maybe two. Your answers should be factual, orderly, and cautious as if you \u2014 as an officer of an environmental policy agency or public health department \u2014 were being asked to illuminate a problem thoughtfully posed during a legislative hearing or expert-panel news conference. Understand whatever you write before you write it. No dissembling, no fluff, no techno-babble, no introductions, no breezy summaries. Please don\u2019t use words that are not your own to imply that they are your own, but, on the other hand, don\u2019t write as you would for a research paper. Be direct. Be useful. Answer the questions. Then stop writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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