FERN ALLING
(they/them)
Graduate student journalist at Medill specializing in health, environment and science journalism with a data concentration. Don’t let the name fool you – I can write about plants, but I can’t keep them alive.
SELECTED WORK
Written
The Chicago Reporter – The fight for environmental justice in Chicago’s South Side
Medill Reports – Lead biosensors could make water testing accessible for Chicagoans
Medill Reports – Anti-transgender executive orders threaten intersex people
Planet Forward – In troubled times, people still trust their local meteorologist
Planet Forward – Climate-engaged Republicans see opportunity, challenges in coming years
Into – The International Society of Nonbinary Scientists is making its own rules
Audio
Living on Earth – Note on emerging science: Electric honeybees
Living on Earth – Climate change and mating
Living on Earth – CO2 pipeline safety risks
Living on Earth – Indonesia squelching biodiversity research
Living on Earth – Insects need more protection
Living on Earth – Used clothes pollute global South
LET’S CONNECT
@fernjalling on Bluesky, LinkedIn & X
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