[HTML][HTML] Fossil fuel racism in the United States: How phasing out coal, oil, and gas can protect communities

TQ Donaghy, N Healy, CY Jiang, CP Battle - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—lie at the heart of the interconnected crises we face,
including climate change, racial injustice, and public health. Each stage of the fossil fuel life …

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 …

Assessing exposure to unconventional oil and gas development: strengths, challenges, and implications for epidemiologic research

NC Deziel, CJ Clark, JA Casey, ML Bell… - Current environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Epidemiologic studies have observed elevated health risks in
populations living near unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD). In this narrative …

Historic redlining and the siting of oil and gas wells in the United States

DJX Gonzalez, A Nardone, AV Nguyen… - Journal of exposure …, 2023 - nature.com
Background The presence of active or inactive (ie, postproduction) oil and gas wells in
neighborhoods may contribute to ongoing pollution. Racially discriminatory neighborhood …

Resilience and equity in a time of crises: investing in public urban greenspace is now more essential than ever in the US and beyond

JC Bikomeye, S Namin, C Anyanwu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intersecting negative effects of structural racism, COVID-19, climate change, and
chronic diseases disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities in the US and around …

A tale of two regions: methane emissions from oil and gas production in offshore/onshore Mexico

D Zavala-Araiza, M Omara, R Gautam… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We use atmospheric observations to quantify methane (CH 4) emissions from Mexico's most
important onshore and offshore oil and gas production regions which account for 95% of oil …

California's zero-emission vehicle adoption brings air quality benefits yet equity gaps persist

Q Yu, BY He, J Ma, Y Zhu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption is a key climate mitigation tool, but its environmental
justice implications remain unclear. Here, we quantify ZEV adoption at the census tract level …

Associations between residential proximity to oil and gas drilling and term birth weight and small-for-gestational-age infants in Texas: a difference-in-differences …

MD Willis, EL Hill, A Boslett, ML Kile… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Oil and natural gas extraction may produce environmental pollution at levels
that affect reproductive health of nearby populations. Available studies have primarily …

Unconventional oil and gas development exposure and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case–control study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017

CJ Clark, NP Johnson, M Soriano Jr… - Environmental …, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) releases chemicals that
have been linked to cancer and childhood leukemia. Studies of UOGD exposure and …

Assessing unconventional oil and gas exposure in the Appalachian Basin: comparison of exposure surrogates and residential drinking water measurements

CJ Clark, B Xiong, MA Soriano Jr… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Health studies report associations between metrics of residential proximity to
unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development and adverse health endpoints. We …