Question

If a pharmaceutical company decides to move all of its labs from suburban communities because of complaints, and relocates them to poorer communities where they assume people will not complain or have the political backing to force them to move, this would be an example of __________.

Answer 1

Answer: Environmental racism

Explanation:

Environmental racism is the process whereby, communities with poorer people and also has no political backup are been expose or experience unjust and disproportionately heavy exposure of poor and toxic chemicals, contaminated air and water, unsafe workplaces, and other environmental hazrd. Environmental racism is highly associated with factors that link poverty to poor health, including inadequate access to medical and preventive care, lack of safe play spaces for children, lack of access to healthful foods, absence of good jobs, crime, and violence.