Articles by Yvette Cabrera

Yvette Cabrera is a former senior staff writer at Grist.

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Here’s what it will take for Biden and Harris to deliver on environmental justice

Environmental justice advocates are cautiously optimistic about the new administration's plans to protect vulnerable communities from the disproportionate effects of pollution.

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Moby Dick is a perfect parable for what’s at stake in the 2020 election

Can the United States uphold its democratic values?

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Will COVID-19 give Santa Ana officials an excuse to ignore the city’s lead crisis?

The California attorney general says the city needs to collaborate with overburdened communities to address its dangerous lead contamination.

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How California’s farmworkers are banding together to survive the pandemic

“Everyone is at risk, and we continue to live in fear — but we have to learn how to survive this.”

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