Articles by Environmental Justice Fellow Siri Chilukuri
Siri Chilukuri is a journalist based in Chicago who covers culture, labor, and climate change. She's a 2023-2024 Grist Fellow in Environmental Justice.
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![A farmworker in a field wearing a large tan hat, red top and yellow overalls is kneeling and picking greens in front of the smoggy horizon.]()
![A farmworker in a field wearing a large tan hat, red top and yellow overalls is kneeling and picking greens in front of the smoggy horizon.]()
Why extreme heat is so deadly for workers
A combination of high temperatures and high humidity is making it increasingly unsafe for those who work outdoors.
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![Woman cooling off on a street in Spain]()
![Woman cooling off on a street in Spain]()
More than 61,000 died from heat in Europe last summer — and experts think that’s an undercount
A new report warns that the continent could see premature heat-related deaths increase to more than 100,000 by midcentury.
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![An smoke comes out of a smokestack as the sun rises in front of a blue sky]()
![An smoke comes out of a smokestack as the sun rises in front of a blue sky]()
Study: Race must be a factor in combatting air pollution
Decreasing greenhouse gases alone won't help communities of color that suffer from toxic air.
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![A group of people protest at COP27, the climate change conference held in Egypt in 2022]()
![A group of people protest at COP27, the climate change conference held in Egypt in 2022]()
Study: US owes $80 trillion in climate reparations
Major polluting countries could be responsible for a collective $170 trillion for overshooting their fair share of carbon emissions.
