Study shows proximity to industrial facilities does not translate to better jobs for minorities
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 08:10
in Earth & Climate
A pair of researchers at the University of Massachusetts has found that minorities living close to industrial facilities do not necessarily gain an employment advantage. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Michael Ash and James Boyce describe their study and comparison of environmental and job data from government agencies and what they found.