Josh sits in his kitchen in the city projects trying to sip his coffee while inhaling the nauseating fumes wafting from the town dump that was relocated to within a mile of his home.He desperately wishes he could move, but he works two jobs just to make ends meet for his family.Josh lives in the poorer part of town; the part that is greatly overlooked by local government officials.What might a sociologist call this phenomenon?
A)white flight
B)gentrification
C)environmental racism
D)urbanization

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Environmental racism refers to the way in which minority group neighborhoods (populated primarily by people of color and low income) are burdened with a disproportionate number of hazards, including toxic waste facilities, garbage dumps, and other sources of environmental pollution and foul odors. Josh's experience of living near a dump that emits nauseating fumes, in a part of town that is overlooked by local government, is a classic example of environmental racism.

Josh Sits in His Kitchen in the City Projects Trying