A decade of Marcellus Shale: Impacts to people, policy, and culture from 2008 to 2018 in the Greater Mid-Atlantic region of the United States

Jacquet, Jeffrey B.; Junod, Anne N.; Bugden, Dylan; Wildermuth, Grace; Fergen, Joshua T.; Jalbert, Kirk; Rahm, Brian G.; Hagley, Paige; Brasier, Kathryn J.; Schafft, Kai A.; Glenna, Leland; Kelsey, Timothy W.; Fershee, Joshua P.; Kay, David; Stedman, Richard C.; Ladlee, James

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2018.06.006

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“…Proponents point to lower energy costs and local economic benefits including increased tax revenue and job creation (Evensen and Stedman, 2018;Feyrer et al, 2017;Kearney and Wilson, 2018;Silva and Crowe, 2015). Others caution that negative externalities may exist for populations living nearby in the form of reduced quality of life (Fisher et al, 2018;Jacquet et al, 2018;Perry, 2013), migraine headache and fatigue (Tustin et al, 2017), asthma exacerbations (Rasmussen et al, 2016), and worse cardiovascular health (McKenzie et al, 2019). Studies in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania have found associations between residential proximity to UNGD and adverse birth outcomes (Casey et al, 2016;Currie et al, 2017;Hill, 2018;Janitz et al, 2019;McKenzie et al, 2014;Stacy et al, 2015;Whitworth et al 2017bWhitworth et al , 2018.…”

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“…UNGD may have unique psychologic consequences for women. The majority of UNGD-related jobs go to men (Jacquet et al, 2018) and, compared to men, women more often oppose UNGD (Boudet et al, 2014;Mayer, 2016). In addition, pregnant women may perceive environmental exposures as riskier than non-pregnant women (Marie et al, 2016;Petersen et al, 2015) or men (Flynn et al, 1994).…”

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Unconventional natural gas development and adverse birth outcomes in Pennsylvania: The potential mediating role of antenatal anxiety and depression

Casey

Goin

Rudolph

et al. 2019

Environmental Research

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Background: Studies have reported associations between unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) and adverse birth outcomes. None have evaluated potential mediating mechanisms. Objectives: To evaluate associations between (1) UNGD and antenatal anxiety and depression and (2) antenatal anxiety and depression and preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestation) and reduced term birth weight, (3) stochastic direct and indirect effects of UNGD on preterm birth and term birth weight operating through antenatal anxiety and depression, and (4) effect modification by family-level socioeconomic status. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included mothers without prevalent anxiety or depression at time of conception, who delivered at Geisinger in Pennsylvania between January 2009-January 2013. We assembled phase-specific UNGD activity data from public sources. Mothers were categorized as exposed (quartile 4) or unexposed (quartiles 1-3) based on average daily inverse distance-squared UNGD activity metric between conception and the week prior to anxiety or depression (cases) or the pregnancy-average daily metric (noncases). We estimated associations with a doubly robust estimator (targeted minimum loss-based estimation) and adjusted for potential individual-and community-level confounding variables. Results: Analyses included 8,371 births to 7,715 mothers, 12.2% of whom had antenatal anxiety or depression. We found 4.3 additional cases of antenatal anxiety or depression per 100 women (95% CI: 1.5, 7.0) under the scenario where all mothers lived in the highest quartile of UNGD activity versus quartiles 1-3. The risk difference appeared larger among mothers receiving Medical Assistance (indicator of low family income) compared to those who did not, 5.6 (95% CI: 0.5, 10.6) versus 2.9 (95% CI:-0.7, 6.5) additional cases of antenatal anxiety or depression per 100 women. We found no relationship between antenatal anxiety or depression and adverse birth outcomes and no mediation effect either overall or when stratifying by Medical Assistance. Conclusion: We observed a relationship between UNGD activity and antenatal anxiety and depression, which did not mediate the overall association between UNGD activity and adverse birth outcomes.

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Unconventional natural gas development and adverse birth outcomes in Pennsylvania: The potential mediating role of antenatal anxiety and depression

Casey

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Rudolph

et al. 2019

Environmental Research

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“…Hydraulic fracturing ('Fracking') is an established method of fossil fuel extraction in the US (Jacquet et al, 2018, Haggerty et al, 2018, Theodori, 2018, Australia (Luke et al, 2018a), Canada (Lachapelle et al, 2018), and China (Tan et al, 2019), with many other countries hoping for this technology to reverse their dependence on imported fossil fuels and provide welcome extra cash for the state coffers. Nevertheless, fracking is also characterised by a polarisation of views and there is substantial concern and debate surrounding the possible impacts of fracking within the government, media and public sphere (Smith and Ferguson, 2013;Ritchie et al, 2014).…”

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How distance influences dislike: Responses to proposed fracking in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Craig

Evensen²,

Horst³

2019

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Despite extensive social science research into public perceptions and social responses to fracking, scholars have only begun to examine the relationship between distance to development and support or opposition for it. Importantly, the emerging studies are exclusively from the United States, and focus on communities and regions in which fracking already exists – in contrast to areas where it is proposed and still going through planning approvals. This paper reports public responses to proposed fracking in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A total of 120 people participated in an in-person survey with a qualitative follow-up in four locations: the village right next to the development site, two other villages just inside and just outside the wider fracking concession area, and in the capital city of Belfast, 150 km away. A clear spatial pattern of opinion was found, from almost universal opposition to fracking next to the site, to an even three-way split between proponents, opponents and ‘neutrals’ to fracking in general, in Belfast. Results show that some risks are perceived to be more local than others, whilst perceived (economic) benefits are recognised mainly at the national level. Content analysis of local and national newspapers revealed a very clear and similar pattern. Connections to Fermanagh, through visits or long-term residence, were also clear predictors of opposition to fracking. The spatial pattern of support for fracking in Northern Ireland differs substantially from each of the contrasting patterns observed in the United States. We discuss likely reasons for this and implications for both research and policy.

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“…The central Appalachian region experienced some of the fastest growth over the last decade in shale gas development (MCOR 2016), as the underlying Marcellus‐Utica shale is the most expansive basin and has the most potentially recoverable gas (DOE 2009). Between 2008 and 2018, a total of 15 939 shale gas wells were developed at 5674 sites across the Marcellus‐Utica shale basin (Jacquet et al 2018), with 3175 wells developed in West Virginia (WVDEP 2019). The hydraulic fracturing process used to extract natural gas (Mongelli 2018) presents environmental challenges to wildlife (Brittingham et al 2014) and watersheds (Latta et al 2015), especially as implementation of fracturing is outpacing the ability to implement best management practices that avoid risks to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife communities and their habitat (Brittingham et al 2014).…”

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Epigenetic response of Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla to shale gas development

Frantz

Wood

Latta³

et al. 2020

Ibis

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Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation may vary in response to environmental stressors and introduce adaptive or maladaptive gene expression within and among wild bird populations. We examined the association between DNA methylation and demographic characteristics of the Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla in territories with and without disturbance from shale gas development in a Central Appalachian watershed during 2013–2015. We also evaluated the degree to which an individual’s methylated state was subject to change across years in individuals that returned over the course of more than one breeding season (i.e. recaptures). Overall, population methylation differed between adult male and female Waterthrush where adult males generally had fewer methylated restriction sites. Methylation also differed between adult females and nestlings. Age influenced methylation in both adult males and females with a decrease in methylation with age, although adult female recaptures had increased methylation with age. Adult males were variably methylated between shale gas undisturbed and disturbed areas at a population and restriction site (i.e. loci) level, where restriction sites were predominately less methylated in shale gas‐disturbed areas. Barium (Ba) and strontium (Sr) data from 2013 feather samples showed adult males had fewer methylated sites at higher concentrations of Ba and Sr, whereas nestlings displayed no correlation of methylation to Ba and Sr concentrations. Adult females displayed increased methylation with increased Sr, a trend also seen year to year in adult female recaptures. Overall, results of our study suggest sex‐specific influences of shale gas development on gene expression that may affect long‐term population survival and fitness.

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A decade of Marcellus Shale: Impacts to people, policy, and culture from 2008 to 2018 in the Greater Mid-Atlantic region of the United States

Cited by 30 publications

References 93 publications

Unconventional natural gas development and adverse birth outcomes in Pennsylvania: The potential mediating role of antenatal anxiety and depression

Unconventional natural gas development and adverse birth outcomes in Pennsylvania: The potential mediating role of antenatal anxiety and depression

How distance influences dislike: Responses to proposed fracking in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Epigenetic response of Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla to shale gas development

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