Environmental Justice and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act Inspection and Enforcement Process

Susan M. Opp

International Review of Public Administration, 2012, vol. 17, issue 1, 179-192

Abstract: This article examines the environmental justice literature and theories in relation to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act inspection and enforcement rates in the state of Texas. This research attempts to answer the question: Are certain vulnerable populations being subjected to the health dangers associated with fewer state-level inspections of nearby hazardous waste facilities? Using a count regression model, this article finds that the Texas environmental bureaucracy performs inspections in a way that is burdensome on census bureau zip code tabulation areas with lower per capita income, a larger proportion of minority races, and a higher percentage of non-citizen residents.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/12264431.2012.10805222

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