New Jersey Said 10 Years Ago It Would Rank Its Most Contaminated Sites. It Never Did.
For decades, New Jersey’s chemical plants, textile mills and metal factories helped power America. That came at a price.
Talia Buford covers disparities in environmental impacts for ProPublica.
Previously, she was an environment and labor reporter at The Center for Public Integrity, where her work focused mostly on wage theft and the Environmental Protection Agency’s lackluster enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. She also covered energy for POLITICO Pro, and started her career covering municipal and legal affairs at The Providence (R.I.) Journal. She earned a master’s degree in the study of law from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from Hampton University.
