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New research found a significantly higher risk of preterm births near gas flaring in Texas, particularly among Latinas. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The risk of preterm birth rises near gas flaring, reflecting deep‑rooted environmental injustices in rural America

Jill Johnston, University of Southern California and Lara Cushing, University of California, Los Angeles

A study shows that low-income communities and communities of color are bearing the brunt of the energy industry’s pollution in the region. The risks also extend to the unborn.
A pump jack in the town of Signal Hill, California, which sits within the Long Beach Oil Field near the Port of Long Beach. Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Living near active oil and gas wells in California tied to low birth weight and smaller babies

Rachel Morello-Frosch, University of California, Berkeley; Joan Casey, Columbia University; Kathy Tran, University of California, Berkeley, and Lara Cushing, University of California, Los Angeles

A new study finds an association between living near active oil and gas wells in California and low birth-weight infants, adding to findings elsewhere on health risks from oil and gas production.

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