Articles by Rachel Ramirez
Rachel Ramirez is an environmental justice fellow at Grist
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Residents say they’ve already had enough as investigation starts into Philadelphia refinery fire
The South Philadelphia refinery, which processes 335,000 barrels of crude oil each day, is the city's largest source of particulate air pollution.
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Dam it all: More than half of the world’s long rivers are blocked by infrastucture
It hasn’t even been a week since the U.N. released a depressing report on biodiversity, and now, a new study in Nature shows that 63 percent of the world’s longest (at least 620 miles) rivers are impeded by human-built infrastructures such as dams and reservoirs. Dam(n). Rivers are a key source of food and water […]
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![A resident clears up in Saipan after Super Typhoon Yutu caused widespread destruction across the islands of Saipan and Tinian]()
![A resident clears up in Saipan after Super Typhoon Yutu caused widespread destruction across the islands of Saipan and Tinian]()
This U.S. commonwealth is still rebuilding 6 months after Super Typhoon Yutu made landfall
Yutu’s 200-mph wind and gusts flattened homes, tore down electric poles, and spread devastating damage.
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From AOC to Greta Thunberg, it’s about TIME they highlighted some climate influencers
A handful of climate leaders stood out on this year's big list.
