The port authority is thinking about dredging the harbor to make it deeper for large ships. before they do this, they hire a team of environmental scientists and engineers to study the impact of this project. which statement best explains why this study is important?

Out of the following given choices;

A) It is always difficult to get a project like this approved. This study will help them convince the local community to support the project.

B) If they do not perform the study, and there is a problem during the dredging project, the media could make them look bad.

C)The study will weigh the benefits against the negative impacts so an informed decision can be made.

D)The study will demonstrate the local government's concern for the community's safety.

The answer is; C

Dredging can have a negative impact on the marine environment. Destruction of this ecosystem could have reverberating effects that affect the communities that rely on this ecosystem for livelihoods, such as fishermen. An environmental and feasibility study will help weigh the benefits and demerits of the project and allow for an informed decision to be made.  

object 2 because all the other ones are wrong