A new study led by Tulane University has revealed stark racial disparities across the U.S.’s petrochemical workforce.

A new study confirms what residents in Louisiana oil towns have long suspected: They get all the pollution but very few of the jobs.

Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said ...

Black Residents Get Most of the Pollution but Few of the Jobs From Chemical ... In Texas, nearly 60% of the working-age population is non-white, but people of color hold 39% of higher-paying ...

Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said they get most of the pollution ... is non-white, but people of color ...