Environmental Injustice in Clean Water Act Enforcement: Racial Disparities in Inspection Time, David Konisky

• In Event: Disparities, Biases, and Environmental (In)justice

Brief Overview

This study adopts a new approach to examining race- and income-based disparities in environmental regulatory enforcement through an analysis of the time it takes for government officials to inspect U.S. Clean Water Act facilities.

Authors

• David Konisky, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Christopher M. Reenock, Florida State University

• Shannon Conley, Indiana University