Articles by Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez is an environmental justice fellow at Grist

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‘A threat multiplier’: The hidden factors contributing to New York City’s coronavirus disparities

"The disparities for COVID-19 really mirror the disparities that New York City’s environmental justice communities have faced for decades."

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From New York to Saipan, one family weathers coronavirus

It was bad enough when Super Typhoon Yutu struck my childhood home of Saipan. Now the coronavirus is reviving that trauma.

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A jail built on a landfill is at the center of America’s coronavirus outbreak

As of Tuesday morning, 287 New York City inmates and 406 jail staff had already tested positive for COVID-19.

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How vulnerable is your community to coronavirus? These new maps reveal a familiar pattern.

"Our most heavily weighted and frequent determining risk factor was air quality."

Rachel Ramirez Equity