A growing community considers building a new hospital closer to residential neighborhoods. This will get residents to emergency care faster and save lives when it is needed. The only land available near residential areas is a forested wetland that supports a variety of species. What is an environmental consequence of not using the land for a new hospital?

- Emergency care is farther away, risking the health and well-being of a growing community.
- Preserving the ecosystem may upset residents in a community with a hospital shortage.
- If there are fewer hospitals, it can slow down the number of new people moving to the area.
- It protects the lives of species and prevents a reduction in carbon sequestering by the trees.

The growing human community needs this imfrastrucure in order to preserve, and cultivate higher quality of life over the short and long term. It shortens the time to the accessibility of care in any given situation. Especially when 20 minutes or less is all you have to save a life or ease pain.

Wild life may suffer momentarily. But this suffering can be mitigated or eliminated by environmental coutermeasures that restore balance over time.