Research has indicated that polluting facilities are often built in which type of neighborhoods?

• A. Low-income and minority neighborhoods
• B. High-income suburban neighborhoods
• C. Rural neighborhoods with low population density
• D. Neighborhoods with strict environmental regulations

Answer: (A)

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1. Understand the context of environmental justice and how pollution sources are distributed geographically.
2. Recognize that research in environmental economics and sociology often finds a correlation between the location of polluting facilities and the socioeconomic status of neighborhoods.
3. Recall that low-income and minority neighborhoods tend to have less political power and fewer resources to resist the placement of polluting facilities.
4. Contrast this with high-income suburban neighborhoods and areas with strict environmental regulations, which typically have more influence to prevent such facilities from being built nearby.
5. Conclude that polluting facilities are most often built in low-income and minority neighborhoods due to these socioeconomic and political factors.