Depressed democracy, environmental injustice: Exploring the negative mental health implications of unconventional oil and gas production in the United States

Malin, Stephanie A.

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101720

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“…Emissions make ground-level ozone worse and contribute to fine particulate matter concentration, decreasing lung function and increasing the risk for heart and lung disease (Brook et al 2010; Lelieveld et al 2015). Recent research also indicates that exposure to environmental hazards associated with gas and oil production leads to chronic stress and adverse mental health outcomes, such as self-reported depression (Malin 2020).…”

Section: Ghg Emissions Income Inequality and Human Well-being In The United Statesmentioning

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The Unsustainable State: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Inequality, and Human Well-Being in the United States, 1913 to 2017

Kelly

Thombs

Jorgenson

2021

Socius

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A central premise of development strategies is that nations use natural resources, such as fossil fuels, to raise population living standards and enhance well-being. However, research shows that the relationship among human well-being, resource use, and the associated emissions is complex and context specific. To better understand if natural resource use plays a historic role in generating human well-being in the United States, the authors conduct a time-series analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and average life expectancy from 1913 to 2017. The results show that increases in greenhouse gas emissions per capita have an instantaneous, negative effect on life expectancy. The authors also find evidence that income inequality has a long-run negative effect on life expectancy. Additional analyses provide mixed results regarding whether and how the effects of emissions on life expectancy are conditional on income inequality. These findings contradict the assumption that reductions in emissions necessitate trade-offs in human well-being in high-income contexts.

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Section: Ghg Emissions Income Inequality and Human Well-being In The United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Unsustainable State: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Inequality, and Human Well-Being in the United States, 1913 to 2017

Kelly

Thombs

Jorgenson

2021

Socius

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“…This is especially significant because there are few protocols regulating the chemical mixture [33]. In addition, the fluid contains "largely undisclosed chemicals, which may be carcinogenic or cause endocrine disruption" [34]. Using ethnographic data collected from communities in northern Colorado, Malin discloses additional effects of fracking on a community, including chronic or increased stress and a decrease in trust of political, community and industry leaders.…”

Section: Shale As An Unconventional Source Of Natural Gasmentioning

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“…Using ethnographic data collected from communities in northern Colorado, Malin discloses additional effects of fracking on a community, including chronic or increased stress and a decrease in trust of political, community and industry leaders. Two major themes seem prevalent: "uncertainty about localized environmental and public health risks because of barriers to accessing reliable, useful, transparent information" and "perceived powerlessness to participate in decision-making about pace, scale, or outcomes of production" [34].…”

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“…While extraction technology has created a boom in the shale gas sector, it has also highlighted environmental, health, and safety concerns. Several studies raised concerns about the polluting effects of unconventional natural gas and the dangers of chemicals used in high-volume hydraulic fracturing, pointing out the adverse effects that the process has on communities [32,34,44,45]. In order to fully reap the advantages of shale development, the national and regional regulators must promptly and transparently assess and manage risks [21].…”

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What went wrong? Fracking in Eastern Europe

Maierean

2021

Discov Energy

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A few years ago, optimistic estimates claimed that Eastern Europe possessed large shale formations that seemed likely to produce great quantities of natural gas. In addition, the countries in the region had strategic incentives to develop a transparent domestic shale industry in order to reduce its reliance on gas from Russia. Nevertheless, political and social factors as well as differences in physical characteristics, prevented the U.S. experience from being replicable in Eastern Europe. In the end, most multinational energy corporations announced that they had abandoned efforts to find and produce natural gas from shale rock in Eastern Europe. The paper discusses the impact of shale gas exploration on the quality of democratic governance by comparing and contrasting fracking regulations adopted in the United States with those of Eastern Europe. The main research question attempts to ask and identify: “what are the factors that influence a democratic and fair governance of public natural resources”.

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“…Additionally, House Bill 278 [12], which gives the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) full control over the rapidly expanding placement of oil and gas drilling operations, further removed local communities from the decision-making process. This is a national environmental injustice crisis [13] where low-income and marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted by large industries where externalities are not fully taken into account in their activities. In a November 2020 webinar [14], Leatra Harper, Managing Director of the Freshwater Accountability Project (FAP), shared a clip of the Williams Salem Compressor Station in Jefferson County [14].…”

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Community-based participatory research for low-cost air pollution monitoring in the wake of unconventional oil and gas development in the Ohio River Valley: Empowering impacted residents through community science

Raheja

Harper²,

Hoffman

et al. 2022

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Belmont County, Ohio is heavily dominated by unconventional oil and gas development that results in high levels of ambient air pollution. Residents here chose to work with a national volunteer network to develop a method of participatory science to answer questions about the association between impact on the health of their community and pollution exposure from the many industrial point sources in the county and surrounding area and river valley. After first directing their questions to the government agencies responsible for permitting and protecting public health, residents noted the lack of detailed data and understanding of the impact of these industries. These residents and environmental advocates are using the resulting science to open a dialogue with the EPA in hopes to ultimately collaboratively develop air quality standards that better protect public health. Results from comparing measurements from a citizen-led participatory low-cost, high-density air pollution sensor network of 35 particulate matter and 25 volatile organic compound sensors against regulatory monitors show low correlations (consistently R2 < 0.55). This network analysis combined with complementary models of emission plumes are revealing the inadequacy of the sparse regulatory air pollution monitoring network in the area, and opening many avenues for public health officials to further verify people’s experiences and act in the interest of residents’ health with enforcement and informed permitting practices. Further, the collaborative best practices developed by this study serve as a launchpad for other community science efforts looking to monitor local air quality in response to industrial growth.

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Depressed democracy, environmental injustice: Exploring the negative mental health implications of unconventional oil and gas production in the United States

Cited by 30 publications

References 86 publications

The Unsustainable State: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Inequality, and Human Well-Being in the United States, 1913 to 2017

The Unsustainable State: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Inequality, and Human Well-Being in the United States, 1913 to 2017

What went wrong? Fracking in Eastern Europe

Community-based participatory research for low-cost air pollution monitoring in the wake of unconventional oil and gas development in the Ohio River Valley: Empowering impacted residents through community science

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