Recently, a city government decided it needed a new landfill so it bought the cheapest land it could find, which happened to be next to a neighborhood which was predominately populated by minorities. This is an example of __________.

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This is an example of environmental racism, which refers to the way in which minority group neighborhoods (populated primarily by people of color and low-income communities) are burdened with a disproportionate number of hazards, including toxic waste facilities, garbage dumps, and other sources of environmental pollution and foul odors that lower the quality of life.

Recently, a City Government Decided It Needed a New Landfill