Texas and Shale Gas
This photo essay is created in order to view the Texas and US build up of oil export capacity. The essay looks to show the impact of the shale gas boom both at home and abroad.
Santa Ana: Case Study Analytic
EiJ Global Record PECE Essay for Santa Ana
Project: Enviro Injustice Global Record
The Environmental Injustice Global Record is a collaborative initiative to build an expansive archive of material demonstrating the dynamics of environmental injustice in different settings.
Environmental Justice in Santa Ana, California
Archive log for research on Santa Ana, California.
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
The LDEQ logo will be used as an anchor for the analytic framework to analyze the organization in order to gain a deeper understanding of its function, how the organization interacts with the popul
EiJ Ethylene Oxide News and Public Commentary
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Most recent news (As of September 2022) focuses on the EPAs naming of 23 EtO sterilization plants as high risk. This announcement enables local leadership, environmental organizations and legal partners to assess human health risks while focusing on reducing EtO emissions, as outlined by the EPA. Most recent news (As of September 2022) focuses on the EPAs naming of 23 EtO sterilization plants as high risk. This announcement has enabled local leadership, environmental organizations and legal partners to assess human health risks while focusing on reducing EtO emissions, as outlined by the EPA. This release by the EPA has prompted activism in the communities affected by EtO sterilization facilities. As noted by EarthJustice on the news, “Raul Garcia, legislative director for Healthy Communities at Earthjustice: ‘This is an important and welcome step to increasing transparency on the toxic air pollution and health threats that sterilizer facilities pose to the health of millions of Americans. Now that EPA has new information on precisely where the worst health threats are, the agency must use its full authority to ensure public health so no one gets cancer from this pollution and require fenceline monitoring at these facilities. Now, EPA must issue a strong new rule that phases out the use of ethylene oxide at commercial sterilizers. No one should get cancer from facilities that are used to sterilize equipment in the treatment of cancer.’ “. In addition, one major article edited and published by ProPublica sparked both outrage but in addition, change. The article The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. details
EiJ Ethylene Oxide Activism
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Activism has prompted more indepth research, increased acquisition and availability of EtO industry data, and increased focus on EtO as a carcinogen and toxin. This hazard was recognized fully by the EPA between 2016-2018 which led to increased assessment and acknowledgement of EtO as a toxin.
EiJ Ethylene Oxide Laws and Policies
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The main concern with EtO exposure includes inhalation. Laws that regulate air emissions have invariably affected and regulated this hazard. But specifically, below is a rough outline of laws that directly impacted the air emissions of facilities processing EtO:
Clean Air Act Section 112, Hazardous Air Pollutants. The CAA regulates Ethylene Oxide under section 112 of the CAA. The CAA labels EtO as a hazardous air pollutant. Under the CAA, EtO emissions can be regulated in conjunction with promoting the best emission controls.
Regulations on Sterilization Facilities (From Federal Register : National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations)
Note, fugitive emissions have not been standardized by the EPA, including back vents, emergency ventilation etc.
This is a COVID-19 data set/dashboard collected by researchers at Seoul National University.