School-based exposures to oil and gas development for public school children in the United States

This study provides new information on estimating exposure to OGD in U.S. public schools nationwide. More than 14.5 million U.S. public school students were potentially exposed to OGD during the 2022-2023 school year, and these school children tended to be from consistently marginalized groups. Exposure to OGD at school may be detrimental to students' health and academic development, and these effects may be amplified in low-resource settings. This work has potential health implications for any state with oil and gas development, which should be considered in ongoing policy discussions on public health protection, particularly as regulations change.