Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez is a writer at CNN, where she covers climate change and environmental justice. She joined CNN in 2021 after spending a year freelancing for various publications such as Vox, HuffPost, The Guardian, Grist and Financial Times. As part of her work at CNN, she focuses on breaking news stories related to the climate crisis and its impact on people's lives. Born and raised on Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands - a US territory north of Guam - she is also a co-founder of the Asian American Journalists Association's Pacific Islander Task Force.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/rachel-ramirez

83%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

92%

Examples:

  • Rachel Ramirez is a general assignment writer on CNN's Climate team, covering climate change and environmental justice.
  • She focuses on breaking news, trending stories, and deeply-reported narratives that help CNN readers understand how the climate crisis affects all aspects of their lives.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Rachel Ramirez is the co-founder of the Asian American Journalists Association's Pacific Islander Task Force.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article states that global electronic waste in 2022 was up 82% compared to 2010, but this is incorrect because it does not consider the impact of national laws and regulations. For example, China has implemented strict e-waste policies which have significantly reduced their e-waste exports.
  • The article states that less than a quarter of e-waste (22.3%) produced in 2022 was documented as collected and recycled, but this is also incorrect because it does not take into account the impact of national laws and regulations.

Deceptions

82%

Examples:

  • The article states that global electronic waste in 2022 was up 82% compared to 2010, but this is incorrect because it does not consider the impact of national laws and regulations. For example, China has implemented strict e-waste policies which have significantly reduced their e-waste exports.
  • The article states that less than a quarter of e-waste (22.3%) produced in 2022 was documented as collected and recycled, but this is also incorrect because it does not take into account the impact of national laws and regulations.

Recent Articles

Unprecedented Summer Heat: 2023 Surpasses 2,000-Year Record with a 2.2°C Increase in Northern Hemisphere Temperatures

Unprecedented Summer Heat: 2023 Surpasses 2,000-Year Record with a 2.2°C Increase in Northern Hemisphere Temperatures

Broke On: Tuesday, 14 May 2024 Last summer, identified as the hottest in at least 2,000 years based on new research, was 2.2 degrees Celsius warmer than average Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures from 1 to 1890. Scientists attribute this extreme heat to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and other factors like El Niño and reduced sulfur dioxide aerosol pollution. The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming below 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius), but the Northern Hemisphere has already surpassed this threshold.
The Growing Crisis of Electronic Waste: A Comprehensive Analysis

The Growing Crisis of Electronic Waste: A Comprehensive Analysis

Broke On: Wednesday, 20 March 2024 The world generates 136.6 billion pounds of e-waste annually, with the majority ending up in landfills or informal recycling systems.