In which of the following ways has the Green Revolution been unfriendly to the environment?

The Green Revolution increased the use of pesticides to protect high-yield crops from pests. Pesticides can contaminate soil and water and harm beneficial organisms, so their use has been unfriendly to the environment. The other choices—new crop varieties, soil conservation, and crop rotation—are not inherently harmful in this way.

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