What reason do skeptics of conflict-based explanations give for why 43 percent of the people who live within 1 mile of hazardous waste treatment facilities in the U.S. do so?

A. They like to live there due to the low housing prices.
B. They choose to live in these ecological oases.
C. Economics and discriminatory forces push them to live in these places.
D. Racial and ethnic minorities possess less power than others.


Answer: A

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