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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Why it’s more expensive for Black towns to borrow money
"This is how your sewage gets funded, this is how your water gets funded, this is how public schools and public services are funded."
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![Dairy cows sip water during a heat wave in Saint-Martin-en-Haut, central France]()
Protecting livestock from heat
Livestock are big business in the U.S. Here’s one way farmers are saving their herds.
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On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.
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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought
Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key ocean “conveyer belt.” New research finds it could collapse completely by 2060.
