Our story begins with Greg who was torn. He knew that if he did this, his company would end up producing a lot of pollution. The lake they would end up dumping their waste into would be poisoned. Nothing would ever live there again. However, if he chose the cleaner option, it would be more expensive. He would have to lay off hundreds to afford the cleaner option. People like Ben Carlson, who was home with his three daughters, oblivious that his job was currently on the line. Greg knew that either option had its faults, but Greg valued his workers more than the environment. He signed the order and condemned the lake, but saved his workers. Based on this writing, which of the following statements would the narrator probably agree with? A. While pollution is a problem, sometimes it is unavoidable. B. Pollution is not a problem that people need to worry about. C. Pollution is the greatest issue facing the world. D. People who value human life over the well-being of the planet are making a huge mistake.

The narrator of the excerpt shown in the above paragraph does not disapprove of Greg's attitude in polluting the lake near his company, if it is necessary to keep his employees, who need the job to maintain the well-being of their families. Although the narrator claims that the lake's pollution will have dire consequences, he is in favor of Greg's decision to place employees above nature's well-being. In this case, we can see that the narrator sees the lake's pollution as something inevitable, that it is a problem, but that it needs to happen in certain situations.