The correct answer is A. The city council's decision to destroy the forest that Lee loves
Explanation:
The word conflict refers to a struggle or opposition between two forces, entities, people, etc. Additionally, the source of conflict are the reasons, causes or origin of the conflict that are commonly related to opposing interests or actions. This implies, in the case of the excerpt presented in which it is explained Lee loved the forest and the city council approved plans to cut the forest and instead build a shopping center and apartment buildings, the source of the conflict is the opposite position of both Lee and the city council or that the city council's decision to destroy the forest that Lee loves as this is the origin or reasons between the struggle or opposition between Lee and the Council.