Author: Raven Rakia

Raven Rakia is a fellow at Grist.

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Justice

A sinking jail: The environmental disaster that is Rikers Island
Business & Technology

Court allows Nigerian communities struggling from oil spills to sue Shell in the Netherlands
Cities

In Pennsylvania, oil trains are more likely to run through communities of color
Living

New series takes you to the fenceline communities of California’s oil refineries
Living

Residents fight for economic and environmental justice in one Illinois town
Climate & Energy

Fracking waste more likely to be located in poor communities and neighborhoods of color
Living

5 percent of polluters create 90 percent of toxic emissions. Guess where they’re located?
Living

Black Lives Matters calls the Flint water crisis an act of “state violence”
Cities

The real heroes of the Flint water crisis