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Charmaine Runes

Charmaine Runes has 3 articles published.

A mint green bike leans against one of Semillas de Justicia's fences. Credit: Charmaine Runes

October 27, 2020November 1, 2020

Bicycling for Environmental Justice

Cyclists took a pedal-powered tour of community gardens and sites of environmental degradation and neglect

By Charmaine Runes

Monthly Map of Deaths per 10,000. Cartographer Bea Malsky

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020

COVID-19: An Illustrated FAQ

Up-to-date information on how to keep yourself and others safe, and what lies ahead for Chicago

By Elora Apantaku, Charmaine Runes, Thumy Phan, Grae Rosa and Bea Malsky

July 22, 2020July 26, 2020

A City of Extremes: How the 1995 heat wave and COVID-19 reveal what’s changed (and what hasn’t) in Chicago’s health equity landscape

By Elora Apantaku and Charmaine Runes

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