Coal strip mining, mountaintop removal, and the distribution of environmental violations across the United States, 2002-2008

Landscape Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-230

  Stretesky, Paul B ^a   Lynch, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal strip mining; Community poverty; Energy policy; Environmental justice; Environmental violation; Mountain top removal; Regulation

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; POVERTY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952632409     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2010.547572     Document Type: Article

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