Abstract Purpose of Review Polluting industries are more likely to be located in low-income
communities of color who also experience greater social stressors that may make them more …

Background Hydraulic fracturing together with directional and horizontal well drilling
(unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development) has increased substantially over the last …

Background The presence of active or inactive (ie, postproduction) oil and gas wells in
neighborhoods may contribute to ongoing pollution. Racially discriminatory neighborhood …

Background Prior studies have found that residential proximity to upstream oil and gas
production is associated with increased risk of adverse health outcomes. Emissions of …

Summary The western United States is home to most of the nation's oil and gas production
and, increasingly, wildfires. We examined historical threats of wildfires for oil and gas wells …

Objective Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, sometimes termed “fracking” or
“hydraulic fracturing”) is an industrial process to extract methane gas and/or oil deposits …

The type, size, and location of renewable energy (RE) deployment dramatically affects
benefits to climate and health. Here, we develop a ten-region model to assess the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Epidemiologic studies have observed elevated health risks in
populations living near unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD). In this narrative …

Little is known about whether exposure to unconventional oil and gas development is
associated with higher mortality risks in the elderly and whether related air pollutants are …

Since the 'shale revolution'of the late 2000s, unconventional oil and gas extraction (UOGE)
has been hailed by many as a boon for local and regional economies, workers, and property …