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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Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities
Through her work with the Mighty Acorns program, Ylanda Wilhite encourages kids to engage with nature in their city neighborhoods, with a particular focus on BIPOC and disinvested communities in Chicago's South and West Sides.By Audrey Henderson .
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What we know about Alice Parker, a ‘hidden figure’ in modern heating
Beyond mistaken identity and misattributed invention, huge gaps remain in the history of Alice Parker. Here's what one reporter’s research uncovered about the Black woman inventor whose early-20th-century “heating furnace” foretold the modern smart home.By Audrey Henderson .
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How tree planting can seed climate resilience in communities of color
A Chicago effort to plant 75,000 new trees aims to identify areas in greatest need of additional tree cover and prioritize restoring a green canopy in these under-resourced neighborhoods disproportionately affected by climate change.By Audrey Henderson .
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Power shutoffs deepened pandemic toll while utilities collected millions in relief
A nationwide ban on utility disconnections could have reduced COVID-related deaths by nearly 15% in 2020, an analysis found. Utility companies lobbied against such ratepayer protections; meanwhile, some paid out billions in CEO compensation and shareholder dividends.By Audrey Henderson .
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In Cleveland, a potential model for equitable, community-owned solar
Local leaders in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Hough aim to prove that solar can do more than lower electric bills. Their plan to leverage a 1-megawatt project to boost economic development and build wealth for future generations could be a template for other communities.By Audrey Henderson .
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Q&A: Chicago scholar on public policy’s role in advancing climate solutions
Loyola University assistant professor of environmental policy Gilbert Michaud aims to use his experience working with policymakers and stakeholders on the ground to take public policy education to a higher level.By Audrey Henderson .
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Urban heat island research aims to spotlight disparities and solutions
Extreme heat is a growing public health threat in the Midwest, and researchers and communities are trying to better understand how urban hot spots put certain neighborhoods at disproportionately higher risk.By Audrey Henderson .
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Illinois solar training program aims to build path for diverse workforce
The Illinois Solar Training Pipeline Program is one of three workforce development programs under the state’s 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act that hopes to close the clean energy job gap in disproportionately disadvantaged communities.By Audrey Henderson .
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Electric trucks alone won’t deliver environmental justice, say neighbors of Chicago warehouse site
A Target distribution center planned at the site of a former coal plant has local activists concerned about sustainability — both for the environment and the economy in the surrounding Little Village community.By Audrey Henderson .
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Former Chicago hospital site provides a blank slate for equitable, efficient development
Redevelopment of the Bronzeville Lakefront promises to create tens of thousands of jobs near the former hospital site and hopes to be home to “the greenest building in the country.”By Audrey Henderson .
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