Article Title
Class Year
2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This paper looks at the variables that determine the location of hydraulic fracturing wells. Using cross-sectional data on Texas counties, we test whether county income level and the percentage of the population that is minority are significant indicators of well location. This study mirrors other studies that focus on the location of undesirable land uses such as landfills. Our study finds that income level and the size of the minority population are not statistically significant indicators of hydraulic fracturing well location.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Elizabeth
(2012)
"Environmental Justice: Where are the Fracking Sites?,"
Gettysburg Economic Review: Vol. 6, Article 3.
Available at:
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/ger/vol6/iss1/3
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