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Title: Social and Environmental Stressors of Urban Oil and Gas Facilities in Los Angeles County, California, 2020.

Citation Type: Journal Article

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ISSN: 1541-0048

DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307360

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PMID: 37499202

Abstract: Objectives. To examine patterns of cumulative environmental injustice with respect to operations of urban oil and gas development in Los Angeles County, California. Methods. Using CalEnviroScreen (CES) 4.0, oil and gas data permit records, and US census data, we examined the association between CES score (grouped into equal quintiles, with the lowest representing low cumulative burden) and oil and gas development (presence or absence of an oil and gas production well) within 1 kilometer of a census block centroid. Results. Among census blocks in the highest quintile of CES score, we observed 94% increased odds of being within 1 kilometer of a well compared with census blocks in the lowest quintile of CES score (odds ratio = 1.94; 95% confidence interval = 1.83, 2.10). In our multivariable model, the proportion of Black residents and higher quintiles of CES score were also associated with increased odds of a nearby oil and gas well. Conclusions. These findings suggest that oil and gas facilities are operating in neighborhoods already cumulatively burdened and with higher proportions of Black residents.

Url: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307360

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Authors: Chan, Marissa; Shamasunder, Bhavna; Johnston, Jill E

Periodical (Full): American journal of public health

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Pages: 1-9

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Housing and Segregation, Natural Resource Management

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