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Rachel Ramirez is an environmental justice fellow at Grist

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This Philadelphia refinery is the country’s worst benzene polluter. Trump wants to keep it open.

Out of the 114 refineries examined across the country over the course of a year, Philadelphia Energy Solutions emitted the highest levels of benzene.

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The report card is in: Green orgs are improving staff diversity, but still don’t reflect America

For the first time, the Green 2.0 annual diversity report showed an overall increase in people of color and women on staff and boards of directors.

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The climate crisis is putting women in danger, study finds

Researchers found that sexual assault, rape, trafficking, child marriage, and other forms of violence against women occur in the wake of environmental crises or conflicts.

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Airbnb wants to send you to the Bahamas for free ⁠— but there’s a catch

You gotta help save the environment.

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