The problem is that in many EU Member States it has become the easy option with dire consequences for the environment.
1	The	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	PRES	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	_	12	mark	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	EU	Eu	PROPN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	Member	member	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	States	state	NOUN	PL-NOM	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PERS-SG	_	12	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	PRES-AUX	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	become	become	VERB	PERF	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	easy	easy	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	option	option	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	_	_	18	case	_	_
17	dire	dire	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	consequences	consequence	NOUN	PL-NOM	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	_	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DEF	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	environment	environment	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	12	punct	_	_
