Articles by Rachel Ramirez
Rachel Ramirez is an environmental justice fellow at Grist
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Protests are bringing attention to the ‘everyday violence’ faced by black Americans
On Sunday, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the environmental harms disproportionately burdening black Americans.
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Deforestation, oil spills, and coronavirus: Crises converge in the Amazon
Indigenous nations in the Amazon have seen an estimated 2,278 positive cases and 504 deaths, suggesting a sobering mortality rate.
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Who’s financing deforestation in Papua New Guinea? A new report follows the money.
BlackRock, The Vanguard Group, T. Rowe Price Associates, and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System were all tied to a controversial timber venture.
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These dirty power plants cost billions and only operate in summer. Can they be replaced?
Two new reports argue that renewable energy and battery storage can make so-called peaker plants obsolete.
