Why Are Environmentally Dangerous Installations Most Likely to Be Built

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why are environmentally dangerous installations most likely to be built in poor communities with a high percentage of African Americans and Hispanic Americans?

• A)disadvantaged people are often too politically weak to oppose such facilities
• B)the job opportunities afforded by such installations may appear attractive to them
• C)both of these choices
• D)none of these choices

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