Articles by Lori Rotenberk
Lori Rotenberk is a Chicago-based journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Wilderness Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times. She is also also wild about nature. Follow her on Twitter.
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When it comes to climate change, this artist lets the trees do the talking
Chicago’s newest urban renewal project will let people watch the slow-motion calamity of climate change -- by way of tree blossoms.
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Chicago turns “the Ol’ Pisspot” into a watery urban playground
Once a backwater filled with unspeakable yuck, the Chicago River is now a model of how cities can right past wrongs, for everyone’s benefit.
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Drift catchers use citizen science to fight pesticide pollution
Tired of watching chemicals blow across their fields, withering crops and threatening their own health, some farmers are taking matters into their own hands.
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Green sleeves: Tattoo art takes root in farm country
Farmers, beekeepers, vintners, and chefs are rocking the indelible markings of their trades -- and their passion for what the land provides.
