Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10502879 | Health & Place | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The authors describe environmental injustice from air pollution in the Upper Hunter, Australia, and analyse the inaction of state authorities in addressing residents' health concerns. Obstacles blocking a public-requested health study and air monitoring include: the interdependence of state government and corporations in reaping the economic benefits of coal production; lack of political will, regulatory inertia and procedural injustice; and study design and measurement issues. We analyse mining- and coal-related air pollution in a contested socio-political arena, where residents, civil society and local government groups struggle with corporations and state government over the burden of imposed health risk caused by air pollution.
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Authors
Nick Higginbotham, Sonia Freeman, Linda Connor, Glenn Albrecht,