Yvette Cabrera is a senior staff writer covering environmental justice for Grist. Working at the intersection of criminal justice, immigration and environmental health she examines the impact of systemic issues, such as environmental pollution, on vulnerable and marginalized communities throughout the country. Most recently she worked as an environmental justice reporter for HuffPost, and as an investigative reporter for ThinkProgress in Washington D.C. where she published a five-part series showing how lead exposure is still harming children in complex ways.