Kala Menchetti Hunter
Indigenous Perspectives
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The 20-billion dollar mega train project (1500 km of rail line) rolls full steam ahead in Mexico's Yucatan penninsula. Pleas and perspectives from biologists, University students, Indigneous Maya groups, engineers, and the entity driving the train forward are covered in this controversial project. Train Maya Partitions the Yucatan Peninsula and Maya Peoples from Each Other and Their Lands in Cultural Survival. July 2023.
Waste and Circularity
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Unpacking the packaging potential of mycelium, the mushroom ‘roots’ of many uses in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Jan 2023.
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San Francisco's composting program was the first in the country and remains a model for other cities to mitigate methane. I highlight the success of the program in My City Composts for Noe Valley Voice. April 2021
Food Security, Soil Health, & Food Justice
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Chicago's Southside neighborhood, Englewood reimagines food security and prioritizes community engagement at Go Green Fresh Market in Chicago Health Magazine. Nov. 2022
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How Two Bay Area Communities Are Fighting Back Against a Legacy of Racist Policy in Food Redlining for Sentient Media. July 2021
Climate Science
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Scientists at Penn State study key triggers to ice calving (breaking) off glaciers in Greenland through satellite imagery and time-lapse. Medill Reports. Nov. 2022
Urban Infrastructure & Climate Policy
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75,000 trees are to be planted in low canopy neighborhoods from a $40 million dollar urban tree planting program, in Chicago. Tree Ambassadors are at the heart of the program in Under an Urban Canopy. Chicago Health Magazine. September 2022.
Resilient and Adaptive Species
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The fishing industry in Cape Cod impacts Leatherback Turtles. Researchers still have hope that Leatherbacks can survive the fishing rope entanglements, mostly. Mongabay. April 2022.
Chicago Events
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The Bahai Temple in Wilmette, Illinois hosts its 14th annual Choir Festival This was the first time the choir festival has occurred since the start of the pandemic. The Record North Shore. July 2022.