Environmental Racism Occurs When

question 56

Multiple Choice

Environmental racism occurs when

• A) environmental groups avoid hiring or recruiting members of racial minorities.
• B) people use violent or criminal methods to achieve their goals of protecting the environment.
• C) an environmental policy or practice negatively affects individuals, groups, or communities as a result of their race or ethnicity.
• D) people believe that humans are exempt from natural ecological limits.

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a law enacted in 1975 in the United States to ensure that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education, just like other children.

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