Articles by Yvette Cabrera
Yvette Cabrera is a former senior staff writer at Grist.
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![The Valero oil refinery in Houston, Texas]()
![The Valero oil refinery in Houston, Texas]()
Matthew Tejada is keeping the EPA’s eyes on environmental justice
“You need all the parties at the table, but that table is always centered on the community need.”
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![A vintage gasoline sign that reads]()
![A vintage gasoline sign that reads]()
Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers
"The lead is still there in the soil.”
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![A small airplane rests on a runway.]()
![A small airplane rests on a runway.]()
The EPA may finally reckon with aviation’s dirty secret
"It’s unconscionable to think about the hundreds of thousands of children that have been exposed to lead over all of these years from airport activity."
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![Smog blankets Los Angeles.]()
![Smog blankets Los Angeles.]()
Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?
UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation
