Historic redlining and the siting of oil and gas wells in the United States

González, D. J.; Nardone, Anthony; Nguyen, Andrew V.; Morello‐Frosch, Rachel; Casey, Joan A.

doi:10.1289/isee.2022.p-0760

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“…[68][69][70][71] For example, two recent studies found a strong relationship between racism in the housing marking as reflected in historical designations of investment risk ("redlining") and siting of urban oil and gas wells and fossil fuel power plants. 72,73 Extraction sites in marginalized communities are also more likely to flare excess natural gas, particularly in areas where co-occurring oil resources are more economically viable. 74 Natural gas infrastructure, such as pipelines, compressor stations, and power plants, are often located in the middle of low-income neighborhoods.…”

Section: Environmental Justicementioning

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It’s electric! An environmental equity perspective on the lifecycle of our energy sources

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Cushing

Buonocore

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Environmental Epidemiology

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Energy policy decisions are driven primarily by economic and reliability considerations, with limited consideration given to public health, environmental justice, and climate change. Moreover, epidemiologic studies relevant for public policy typically focus on immediate public health implications of activities related to energy procurement and generation, considering less so health equity or the longer-term health consequences of climate change attributable to an energy source. A more integrated, collective consideration of these three domains can provide more robust guidance to policymakers, communities, and individuals. Here, we illustrate how these domains can be evaluated with respect to natural gas as an energy source. Our process began with a detailed overview of all relevant steps in the process of extracting, producing, and consuming natural gas. We synthesized existing epidemiologic and complementary evidence of how these processes impact public health, environmental justice, and climate change. We conclude that, in certain domains, natural gas looks beneficial (e.g., economically for some), but when considered more expansively, through the life cycle of natural gas and joint lenses of public health, environmental justice, and climate change, natural gas is rendered an undesirable energy source in the United States. A holistic climate health equity framework can inform how we value and deploy different energy sources in the service of public health.

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Section: Environmental Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

It’s electric! An environmental equity perspective on the lifecycle of our energy sources

Willis

Cushing

Buonocore

et al. 2023

Environmental Epidemiology

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The 2021 Texas Power Crisis: distribution, duration, and disparities

Flores

McBrien

et al. 2022

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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Background Precipitated by an unusual winter storm, the 2021 Texas Power Crisis lasted February 10 to 27 leaving millions of customers without power. Such large-scale outages can have severe health consequences, especially among vulnerable subpopulations such as those reliant on electricity to power medical equipment, but limited studies have evaluated sociodemographic disparities associated with outages. Objective To characterize the 2021 Texas Power Crisis in relation to distribution, duration, preparedness, and issues of environmental justice. Methods We used hourly Texas-wide county-level power outage data to estimate geographic clustering and association between outage exposure (distribution and duration) and six measures of racial, social, political and/or medical vulnerability: Black and Hispanic populations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), Medicare electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) usage, nursing homes, and hospitals. To examine individual-level experience and preparedness, we used a preexisting and non-representative internet survey. Results At the peak of the Texas Power Crisis, nearly 1/3 of customers statewide (N = 4,011,776 households/businesses) lost power. We identified multiple counties that faced a dual burden of racial/social/medical vulnerability and power outage exposure, after accounting for multiple comparisons. County-level spatial analyses indicated that counties where more Hispanic residents resided tended to endure more severe outages (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.40). We did not observe socioeconomic or medical disparities. With individual-level survey data among 1,038 respondents, we found that Black respondents were more likely to report outages lasting 24+ hours and that younger individuals and those with lower educational attainment were less likely to be prepared for outages. Significance Power outages can be deadly, and medically vulnerable, socioeconomically vulnerable, and marginalized groups may be disproportionately impacted or less prepared. Climate and energy policy must equitably address power outages, future grid improvements, and disaster preparedness and management.

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Historic redlining and the siting of oil and gas wells in the United States

Cited by 2 publications

References 42 publications

It’s electric! An environmental equity perspective on the lifecycle of our energy sources

It’s electric! An environmental equity perspective on the lifecycle of our energy sources

The 2021 Texas Power Crisis: distribution, duration, and disparities

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