Which of the following, if true, provides evidence that most logically completes the argument below?
According to a widely held economic hypothesis, imposing strict environmental regulations reduces economic growth. This hypothesis is undermined by the fact that the states with the strictest environmental regulations also have the highest economic growth. This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since ______.
论述的结论应该是这句This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth,高亮部分是关键词。E说即使states with very weak environmental regulations 也有经济增长,说明regulation与growth关系不大,直接证明does not show。