News in process

Job promises vs jobs in Cancer Alley

NPR · Terry L. Jones

New data from researchers at Tulane University and the University of Massachusetts confirm anecdotes such as Aubert’s. The data reveal the manufacturing workforce throughout the predominantly minority 11-parish region “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana and in industry-heavy counties along Texas’ Gulf Coast, is predominantly white. These same communities experience a disproportionate amount  of pollution as well, research from the team shows.

View full article

Related Knowledge Center: Floodlight: Terry

State of Play

Louisiana enterprise reporter.

More information

Related Knowledge Center: Floodlight general

State of Play

General information about Floodlight content.

Floodlight beat memo

More information

here today, more tomorrow

We’ve launched briefing.center with a focus on the press and media.

And we’ve added Citizen Cartwright, a daily quick-read news summary by veteran Washington journalist Linda Cartwright. We’ve also created a new voting rights knowledge center for Citizen Cartwright subscribers. (You can sign up for a dedicated morning email at citizencartwright.com.)

You can sign up here for full access to press and media and Citizen Cartwright on briefing.center.

You can use briefing.center as the center of your information management, or just one of your tools. We’re happy to discuss your information needs.

Sign up