Audrey Henderson is a contributing reporter at Canary Media focused on environmental justice and equity. She lives in the greater Chicago area. She has advanced degrees in sociology and law from Northwestern University. She specializes in sustainability in the built environment, culture and arts, policy, and related topics. Her work has been featured in Wallpaper, the Chicago Reader, Chicago Architect, Next City, Transitions Abroad, Belt Magazine, and other consumer and trade publications.
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What a popular gardening podcast can teach us about equity in the climate movement
Podcast host Colah B Tawkin is passionate about connecting people with the natural world, which she says will be critical for tackling future environmental challengesBy Audrey Henderson .
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Illinois gives $1.6 million boost to justice-focused community solar projects
Backers see the projects as a key tool to expand economic opportunities to BIPOC communities while supporting the growth of clean energy in the Chicago area.By Audrey Henderson .
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As bikeshare struggles elsewhere, promoters hope Youngstown, Ohio, can make it work
Ronnell Elkins, president of YoGo Bikeshare, says his ambitions are more about community development than pulling in big profits.By Audrey Henderson .
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For a Chicago artist, Afrofuturism inspires a vision for confronting climate change
Cydney Lewis says the keys to envisioning an equitable future for Black people can be found in the past and present – and all around us.By Audrey Henderson .
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Community solar projects seen as key step toward energy justice in Illinois
An equity-focused cooperative secured top spots in a competitive Illinois Power Agency procurement process.By Audrey Henderson .
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Black-led Chicago nonprofit sees cycling as a tool for building healthy communities
Equiticity, based on the city’s West Side, is leading multiple initiatives to address BIPOC communities’ unique barriers to non-motorized transportation.By Audrey Henderson .
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For this immigrant-led clean energy company, perspective is everything
Entrepreneur Senyo Ador explains how his experience working on big projects in Ghana is helping drive his mission to help the next generation of energy workers find their footing.By Audrey Henderson .
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Can affordable housing be energy efficient? These developers say yes
A $5.5 million affordable housing development in Northfield, Minnesota, challenges the notion that sustainability and affordability are mutually exclusive.By Audrey Henderson .
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Chicago’s Blacks in Green gets a major boost from a $10 million EPA grant
The organization was one of 17 entities selected to help environmental justice communities tap into federal climate funds.By Audrey Henderson .
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Dr. Tony Reames wants you to know the Energy Department is serious about equity
“Equity and justice are central to everything that we do”: As the U.S. Department of Energy’s deputy director for energy justice, Dr. Tony Reames helps to put equitable energy policy into action.By Audrey Henderson .
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