17.6 million people live within one mile of an active oil or gas well in the U.S.

Our new spatial analysis estimates the population living in proximity to an oil or gas well.

Chemical use is widespread in routine oil and gas production operations

Routine, unregulated operations use many of the same chemicals as regulated hydraulic fracturing activities, study finds.

Public health implications of environmental noise. . .

Unconventional oil and gas development produces noise at levels that could potentially increase the risk of adverse health outcomes, our study finds.

A framework for siting and dispatch of emerging energy resources to realize environmental and health benefits: Case study on peaker power plant displacement

We developed framework for siting clean energy resources and applied it to displacing peaker power plant generation.

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Science Summaries August 1, 2016

Energy storage technologies and grid applications

Elena Krieger, PhD

Research Briefs April 25, 2017

Natural gas power plants in California’s disadvantaged communities

California's power plants are disproportionately located near communities with high cumulative socioeconomic and environmental burdens. By applying the environmental justice screening tool CalEnviroScreen 3.0, we find that half of California's natural gas power plants are located in communities.

Elena Krieger, PhD