Fern Alling (they/them)
@fernjalling.bsky.social
Freelance journalist writing stories about science & the environment
Chicago is installing almost 300 air quality sensors around the city to identify pollution hotspots. Neighborhood environmental justice groups are helping, but some have mixed feelings about the project. Read more:
www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-new...
www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-new...
Chicago’s New Air Sensor Network Targets Pollution Inequities - The Chicago Reporter
When Jailene Ochoa’s family moved in 2017 from suburban Cicero to Gage Park in Chicago’s Southwest side, she could feel a difference in the air. “You can smell the air, obviously, and it smells like y...
www.chicagoreporter.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Chicago is installing almost 300 air quality sensors around the city to identify pollution hotspots. Neighborhood environmental justice groups are helping, but some have mixed feelings about the project. Read more:
www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-new...
www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-new...
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said it would stop enforcing the terms of a 2023 agreement designed to address environmental inequity in Chicago. The city and advocates both say they're still committed.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2908202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2908202...
Despite HUD Mandate Withdrawal, the Push for Clean Air Moves Forward in Chicago - Inside Climate News
The community members who pressed for action say they’ll continue to do so without federal intervention. The mayor’s office says it “will not waver” from its commitments.
insideclimatenews.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said it would stop enforcing the terms of a 2023 agreement designed to address environmental inequity in Chicago. The city and advocates both say they're still committed.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2908202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2908202...
Excited to share my latest story about something I never get tired of learning about – bugs! Thanks to the folks at @bioacoustics.bsky.social and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute for making this piece possible 🦗
From Sound to Science
stri.si.edu
July 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Excited to share my latest story about something I never get tired of learning about – bugs! Thanks to the folks at @bioacoustics.bsky.social and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute for making this piece possible 🦗