Articles by Rachel Ramirez
Rachel Ramirez is an environmental justice fellow at Grist
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New York’s ambitious climate and environmental justice laws are in effect. Here’s what’s next.
"The state has to demonstrate how important it is to not just pass bold climate policy but to get the implementation right."
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![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
Red sky, flying embers: Australia’s fires are the first climate disaster of the decade
Here are photos of blood-orange skies, thick gray smoke, and people fleeing for their lives, offering a small but devastating glimpse at the first major climate catastrophe of the 2020s.
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The theme for this year’s Times Square ball drop? Climate change.
The theme for this year’s New Year's Eve event in New York City is … drumroll please … climate change!
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Storing carbon and saving the economy? Mangroves can do both.
A new study released last week examines the role mangrove habitats in coastal areas in Central America play in mitigating economic losses from hurricanes.
