In an analysis of environmental pollution in the United States,Melissa Checker found that:
A)The most important factor was class: lower class people lived in more polluted environments.
B)The most important factor was race: middle class Hispanics and African Americans suffered more exposure to environmental pollution than lower class whites.
C)All Americans,regardless of class or race suffered about the same exposure to pollution.
D)African Americans and Hispanics were more likely to live near polluted ground but whites suffered higher levels of air pollution.
E)More federal money was spent cleaning up pollution located near African American communities than was spent cleaning up pollution located near white or Hispanic communities.

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Melissa Checker's research highlights the significance of race over class in exposure to environmental pollution, showing that middle class Hispanics and African Americans experience more pollution than lower class whites.

In an Analysis of Environmental Pollution in the United States,Melissa