Impacts of coal use on health

M Hendryx, KJ Zullig, J Luo - Annual review of public health, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews evidence for the public health impacts of coal across the extraction,
processing, use, and waste disposal continuum. Surface coal mining and processing …

Environmental justice: where it has been, and where it might be going

M Chowkwanyun - Annual review of public health, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Taking stock of environmental justice (EJ) is daunting. It is at once a scholarly field, an
ongoing social movement, and an administrative imperative adopted by government …

Climate justice and inequality

SL Harlan, DN Pellow, JT Roberts… - Climate change and …, 2015 - books.google.com
Climate change is a justice issue for three reasons. First, there are causes of climate
change: social inequalities drive overconsumption, a key source of unsustainable levels of …

[KNJIGA][B] DC Payne-Sturges, TK Taiwo, K Ellickson… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov

Background: Children are routinely exposed to chemicals known or suspected of harming
brain development. Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks (Project TENDR) …

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 …

Mortality and morbidity in populations in the vicinity of coal mining: a systematic review

J Cortes-Ramirez, S Naish, PD Sly, P Jagals - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Evidence of the association of coal mining with health outcomes such as
increased mortality and morbidity in the general population has been provided by …

The overlooked terrestrial impacts of mountaintop mining

J Wickham, PB Wood, MC Nicholson, W Jenkins… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Ecological research on mountaintop mining has been focused on aquatic impacts because
the overburden (ie, the mountaintop) is disposed of in nearby valleys, which leads to a wide …

The public health impacts of surface coal mining

M Hendryx - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2015 - Elsevier
The current paper reviews published evidence on the public health impacts of surface coal
mining. Particular attention is paid to recent evidence for a form of surface mining practiced …