Final answer:
Robert Bullard is the leader who addresses pollution as a new front in the War on Poverty and directly connects to this war through his work on environmental justice and environmental racism. He has shown that race is a crucial factor when it comes to the location of hazardous waste facilities and that marginalized communities often suffer disproportionately from environmental problems. option (a)
Step-by-step explanation:
Regarding the question of who is a leader in the War on Poverty that has opened a new front in addressing pollution, and how does this connect to the work of Robert Bullard, the correct answer is A) Robert Bullard is the leader addressing pollution and opening a new front in the War on Poverty. Bullard's work has highlighted the ways in which environmental problems disproportionately affect marginalized communities, a key aspect of environmental justice. This ties directly to the War on Poverty’s goals, as Bullard's study on environmental racism reflects the intersectionality of poverty and racial discrimination when it comes to environmental hazards, similar to the way Sargent Shriver and others aimed to address both poverty and discrimination.
Bullard's research has demonstrated that race can be a more significant factor than socioeconomic status in predicting the location of hazardous waste facilities, and he has extensively investigated the impacts of environmental racism such as those seen in Flint, Michigan and the South Bronx. The implications of this work underscore the necessity to integrate pollution and environmental concerns into poverty alleviation efforts.