Table 1.

Energy justice principles adapted from Sovacool et al. [33], p. 5 to the local Kettleman City context.

Energy justice principle	Kettleman City context
Due process - Local governments should respect due process and human rights in the production, use and disposal of energy.	Kettleman City community members do not have an environment free from harm as indicated by multiple studies that show high burden of air and water pollution (see [51]). The lack of due process has led many residents to feel marginalized.
Transparency and accountability - Everyone needs to have access to high-quality information regarding energy and the environment and accountable forms of energy decision-making, including the disposal of energy.	Institutional distrust, or the lack of faith in societal institutions, such as governments or agencies, experienced by Kettleman City residents as a response to experiences of environmental and social disparities has contributed to the lack of transparency and accountability that characterizes the community’s relationship with government entities. This is due to generations of historical distrust, experiences of discrimination, and lack of belief in the ability of local government to protect their environment.
Intragenerational equity - All people within a generation have the right to fairly access energy.	Kettleman City residents are subjected to multiple forms of energy and environmental injustice in the form of pollution of their air and water [see 83,84], which have contributed to intergenerational inequity in the form of adverse health outcomes such as a higher than expected rate of birth defects and asthma for community members [83].
Intergenerational equity - Future generations have a right to an environment free from harm, including from our energy systems	The community’s commitment to intergenerational environmental equity is evident in the rise of future forward thinking within Kettleman City residents as demonstrated in their environmental justice advocacy. Future forward thinking is conceptualized as both an individual and communal commitment to the future, the weighing of present-day decisions on future outcomes, and taking an active role in shaping the future.
Responsibility - All governments have a responsibility to protect the environment and reduce energy injustices.	Residents argued that local government must be held accountable for the perpetuation of the energy injustices in the form of the hazardous waste landfill faced by Kettleman City residents.