An oil company proposes an underground pipeline that would run through Native American land that is located near a river that is the reservation's main source of water. It will bring in big profits for the company, even though there is a risk that the pipeline could break. How would this signify environmental racism?
A) The pipeline runs through land that will profit a minority group.
B) The pipeline provides benefits to the minority group that must take the risks.
C) The pipeline poses a risk to a minority community while the oil company profits.
D) The pipeline would only hire people of non-minority status to build it.

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The pipeline poses a risk to a minority community (Native American land) while primarily benefiting the oil company, which is an example of environmental racism because it disproportionately impacts a minority group with environmental hazards.

An Oil Company Proposes an Underground Pipeline That Would Run