Economic, environmental, and health impacts of the fracking boom

KJ Black, AJ Boslett, EL Hill, L Ma… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The shale gas boom revolutionized the energy sector through hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
High levels of energy production force communities, states, and nations to consider the …

Drinking water, fracking, and infant health

EL Hill, L Ma - Journal of Health Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
This study assesses the health risks associated with drinking water contamination using
variation in the timing and location of shale gas development (SGD). Our novel dataset …

Public risk perceptions of shale gas development: A comprehensive review

H Tan, G Wong-Parodi, S Zhang, J Xu - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Shale gas has been described as a game changer due to its potential role in addressing
global climate change, protecting national security, and revitalizing local economies …

Air pollution and brain drain: Evidence from college graduates in China

W Lai, H Song, C Wang, H Wang - China Economic Review, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides one of the few evidence about migration responses among talents to air
pollution. Specifically, we investigate the impact of PM 2.5 concentration on job location …

US water pollution regulation over the past half century: burning waters to crystal springs?

DA Keiser, JS Shapiro - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019 - aeaweb.org
In the half century since the founding of the US Environmental Protection Agency, public and
private US sources have spent nearly 5trillion( 2017) to provide clean rivers, lakes, and …

Shale gas development and infant health: evidence from Pennsylvania

EL Hill - Journal of health economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This research exploits the introduction of shale gas wells in Pennsylvania in response to
growing controversy around the drilling method of hydraulic fracturing. Using detailed …

Shale gas development and regional economic growth: Evidence from Fuling, China

Y Mei, W Liu, J Wang, Y Bentley - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, the imbalance between China's domestic energy supply and demand, and
the success of the shale gas revolution in the United States have been the main motivators …

Shale gas development and drinking water quality

E Hill, L Ma - American Economic Review, 2017 - aeaweb.org
Recent studies have linked shale gas development (SGD) to ground water contamination.
The extent of these environmental externalities, to date, remains uncertain. To address this …

[HTML][HTML] The value of electricity reliability: Evidence from battery adoption

DP Brown, L Muehlenbachs - Journal of Public Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
To avoid electric-infrastructure-induced wildfires, millions of Californians had their power cut
for hours to days at a time. We show that rooftop solar-plus-battery-storage systems …

Economic effects of environmental crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan

P Christensen, DA Keiser, GE Lade - American Economic Journal …, 2023 - aeaweb.org
Abstract In April 2014 Flint, Michigan switched its drinking water supply from the Detroit
water system to the Flint River as a temporary means to save 5million.Over18monthsitwasrevealedthattheswitche …