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Coal Strip Mining, Mountaintop Removal, and the Distribution of Environmental Violations across the United States, 2002-2008

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  • Paul B. Stretesky
  • Michael J. Lynch

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This study draws upon concepts in landscape research and environmental justice to examine the association between community poverty and environmental violations that occurred between 2002 and 2008 across 110 coal strip mining operations located within the United States. Multivariate results suggest that residential poverty is greater around facilities that have been identified as violating an environmental law. In addition, the association between poverty and violations is dependent upon regulatory inspections. While an increase in inspections is associated with an increase in the odds that a violation will be discovered, it is also associated with lower levels of community poverty. We conclude that this pattern of associations between poverty, inspections, and violations is consistent with arguments in the environmental justice and landscape literatures.

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  • Paul B. Stretesky & Michael J. Lynch, 2011. "Coal Strip Mining, Mountaintop Removal, and the Distribution of Environmental Violations across the United States, 2002-2008," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(2), pages 209-230, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:36:y:2011:i:2:p:209-230
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2010.547572
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    1. Sarah J. Surber, 2021. "A conceptual model for integrating community health in managing remediation of West Virginia and central Appalachia’s abandoned coal mines," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 1563-1578, February.
    2. Michael J. Lynch & Paul B. Stretesky & Michael A. Long, 2018. "Situational Crime Prevention and the Ecological Regulation of Green Crime: A Review and Discussion," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 679(1), pages 178-196, September.
    3. de Wildt, Tristan E. & Chappin, Emile J.L. & van de Kaa, Geerten & Herder, Paulien M., 2018. "A comprehensive approach to reviewing latent topics addressed by literature across multiple disciplines," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 228(C), pages 2111-2128.
    4. Mueller, Rose M., 2022. "Surface coal mining and public health disparities: Evidence from Appalachia," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    5. Surber, Sarah J. & Simonton, D. Scott, 2017. "Disparate impacts of coal mining and reclamation concerns for West Virginia and central Appalachia," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 1-8.

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