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EIA's contribution to increased environmental awareness is a posited means by which EIA's contribution to a substantive level of environmental protection can be measured. However, little research has been done to evaluate and properly contextualise this increased environmental a…

Despite its long history in the United States and abroad, the unconventional drilling industry, and specifically hydraulic fracturing technology, remain controversial. While the competing demands of energy from oil and gas are contrasted with environmental safety and protection,…

This research engages the social and environmental impacts of petroleum development through an ethnographic study of a fracking boom in the Mexican American town of Cotulla, Texas. I worked closely with residents, community leaders, and regional stakeholders to analyze how resid…