Environmental justice expansion in the context of fracking

Susan T. Zimny () and Margaret C. Reardon
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Susan T. Zimny: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Margaret C. Reardon: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, No 12, 234-246

Abstract: Abstract We investigated the endorsement of an expanded construct of environmental justice (ExEJ) that includes the rights of nature, other species, and future generations. We contextualized this study in terms of the environmental challenges posed by hydraulic fracturing. We used structural equation modeling to test a model that hypothesized that attitudes toward fracking would mediate an endorsement of ExEJ. We tested multiple factors that research suggests contribute to those attitudes using a student and non-student sample from a state experiencing fracking activity. Results suggest that self-transcendent factors directly predicted ExEJ endorsement, while self-focus factors predicted positive attitudes toward fracking, and a varied set of factors predicted a negative fracking attitude. Attitudes had no direct effect on ExEJ. Patterns of result suggest self-transcendent factors and avenues for change facilitate ExEJ, while self-enhancement factors influence positive fracking attitudes. Interpretations of these patterns are offered.

Keywords: Environmental justice; Fracking; Environmental attitudes; Environmental knowledge; Rights of nature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s13412-021-00668-3

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