Fracking, shale gas and health effects: Research roundup
2014 review of scientific literature on potential health and environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to extract natural gas and shale oil.
Compliance with environmental regulations when the rule of law is weak: Evidence from China
2014 study in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory on how companies decide to comply environmental regulations in developing countries.
The health effects and costs of air pollution: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarship on impact of air pollution in the United States, including health effects, economic costs and automotive and transportation causes.
Harmful chemicals and neurotoxins: Silently eroding intelligence, damaging societies
2014 research from the University of Southern Denmark and the Harvard School of Public Health on recent empirical studies on the potential impact of development neurotoxins.
The risk of breathing polluted air from freeways and high-traffic areas: Research brief
2013 research overview on the impact of automotive pollution on human health, by Doug Brugge of Tufts Medical School and the Scholars Strategy Network.
Anthropogenic emissions of methane in the United States
A 2013 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences seeking to better quantify the current levels, regions and sectors that are the key sources of methane in the United States.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Fukushima and Japan’s economy
2013 selection of research on the impacts of the nuclear accident, ongoing safety concerns and the potential economic consequences of the Games.
Coal and public health: Scientific evidence from the U.S. and China
2013 review of reearch on the health effects of coal, with a focus on a study in PNAS on the relationship between coal combustion and mortality in China.
Chemical exposures to lead, mercury and PCBs among childbearing-aged women
2012 study from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island on the body burden and risk factors for U.S. women of child-bearing age.
Going green together? Brownfield remediation and environmental justice
2012 study by Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina on the cleanup of brownfields that receive federal grants and speed of remediation when initiated.
