Energy Boom and Gloom? Local Effects of Oil and Natural Gas Drilling on Subjective Well‐Being

Abstract

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Associations of unconventional natural gas development with depression symptoms and disordered sleep in Pennsylvania

“…For example, in an analysis of letters to the editor about UNGD in a newspaper in Pennsylvania, stress was a major theme 2 , and a sample of people living near UNGD reported stress as their most common symptom 38 . In Texas, Maguire and colleagues used county-level Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data and found an association between UNGD and reduced life satisfaction among women and an increased number of poor mental health days among both sexes 26 . Perceived changes in quality of life 30 , 39 , 40 , health effects 29 , or resource loss 25 , as well as feelings of disempowerment 31 , 41 , a disrupted sense of place 25 , 27 , and a loss of community cohesion 10 , 25 could potentially explain our observed association between UNGD activity and depression symptoms.…”

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

“…Researchers are beginning to find significant psychosocial and mental health outcomes related to UOG production, outcomes that are particularly deleterious for individuals living in a “fracking community” [ 64 ]. Micro-level impacts of UOG production may include: systemic loss of trust in leaders, industry operators, and neighbors; persistent feelings of concern about environmental degradation; concerns about pollutants and potential health risks; and general mental distress [ [65] , [66] , [67] ]. Meso-level manifestations of psychological stress and poor mental health outcomes related to UOG production include: ‘collective trauma’ and loss of community unity, lifeways, and social fabrics [ [55] , [68] , [69] ]; social disruption from boom and bust cycles [ 70 ]; gendered imbalances [ 71 ] and distressing and alienating working conditions [ 72 ], especially for male workers [ [64] , [73] ]; increased sex trafficking around oil and gas ‘mancamps’, which can particularly affect Indigenous women [ [74] , [75] ]; and various disparities in resource and information access between industry and people living amid drilling [ 76 ].…”

Does Shale Energy Development Mean More Crime? The Case of the Bakken Oil Boom

“…More recently, Maguire and Winters () reported that sampled local residents had experienced negative effects from horizontal oil and gas drilling outside the Dallas‐Fort Worth metropolitan area in Texas. The residents perceived that their well‐being was reduced because the costs of horizontal drilling were greater than the benefits.…”