Since beginning operations in Central Appalachia, coal producers have economically
exploited residents and exposed them to severe health risks associated with pollution …

In this paper, I examine corporate environmental communication on hydraulic fracturing, or
fracking, and industry efforts to shape public perception of resource extraction and its …

Abstract In North America, regulations on unconventional oil and gas development are
emerging and changing in response to growing public pressure from national environmental …

Despite scholars' growing interest in sustainability transitions, they have paid little attention
to how organizational opponents and allies of the climate movement shape the diffusion of …

Description: New York: Columbia University Press,[2020]| Includes bibliographical
references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020012997 (print)| LCCN 2020012998 (ebook) …

The environmental health risks associated with the production and use of fossil fuels have
sparked grassroots resistance efforts throughout the world, leading to stricter regulations …

This study proposes a shift in sociology's approach to urban ecology. Rather than
foreground the social ecologies that captivated the Chicago and Los Angeles Schools, we …

Given the breadth, depth, and duration of prominent developments in intersectionality
scholarship and its relevance to themes of environmental inequality, it is encouraging that …

Research in environmental sociology typically focuses on how communities mobilize
against polluting industries in “not in my backyard”(NIMBY) reactions or accept industrial …

Through its chronic pollution and recurrent explosions, the petrochemical industry is the
source of constant damage for fenceline communities. Measures that might prevent or …