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.
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Flaring, or burning, waste gas from energy production has sharply increased over the past decade. It wastes usable fuel, pollutes the air, and helps drive climate change.
Energy that otherwise would go to waste might someday power industrial-scale condensation.
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California