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TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Oil Booms on the Local Environment
AU - Cai, Stephanie
AU - De Silva, Dakshina
AU - Slechten, Aurelie
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Energy Economics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Energy Economics, 101, 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105365
PY - 2021/9/30
Y1 - 2021/9/30
N2 - We analyze the impact of oil and gas booms on local environmental quality in school districts in Texas between 2010 and 2014. Using data from the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and County Business Patterns, we distinguish economic activity associated with potential and actual polluters. We find that the presence of oil and gas resources in a school district has spillover effects in terms of economic activity by attracting more potentially polluting firms. Oil abundance also generates an actual environmental burden for school districts located in MSAs as the proportion of firms that actually report a release of toxic chemicals to the TRI increases with oil revenue.
AB - We analyze the impact of oil and gas booms on local environmental quality in school districts in Texas between 2010 and 2014. Using data from the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and County Business Patterns, we distinguish economic activity associated with potential and actual polluters. We find that the presence of oil and gas resources in a school district has spillover effects in terms of economic activity by attracting more potentially polluting firms. Oil abundance also generates an actual environmental burden for school districts located in MSAs as the proportion of firms that actually report a release of toxic chemicals to the TRI increases with oil revenue.
KW - oil boom
KW - environmental quality
KW - TRI
KW - local pollution
U2 - 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105365
DO - 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105365
M3 - Journal article
VL - 101
JO - Energy Economics
JF - Energy Economics
SN - 0140-9883
M1 - 105365
ER -