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HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 259-266Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.10.007
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Environmental injustice; Air pollution; Health; Australia; Coal; Mining
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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. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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