The Environment

"Dirty Secrets Under the Schoolyard"
E Magazine, January 2011
"Cities across the nation are building schools on contaminated ground, straining slashed school budgets with remediation costs."

"Why the GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies Foreshadow Big Problems for the Gulf Cleanup"
Huffington Post, July 16, 2010
"Like so many oil-stained communities along the Gulf, former auto towns throughout the Midwest are waiting for a thorough going environmental cleanup."

"Old Factories Offer New Hope for Wildlife"
E Magazine, November 2009
"In Detroit, a wildlife refuge is growing beneath a pair of towering red-and-white candy-stripped smokestacks."

"Green Jobs for Whom?"
In These Times, January 2009
"A growing chorus of feminists is asking about women's place--or lack of one--in the green economy."

"Fresh Air"
Mental Floss, September/October 2008
"England's King Edward I may have been the world's first anti-coal activist."

Gardening

"Green Dreams"
Chicagoland Gardening, November 2010
"Erika Allen would cover the Hancock Tower with grape vines if she could."

"Old Sites, New Gardens"
Chicagoland Gardening, March 2010
"On the north side of Chicago, vegetable plots line the railroad right-of-way with leafy promise."

"Going Gray"
E Magazine, March 2010
"Gray-water irrigation can be as simple as placing a pitcher next to the kitchen sink."

"A Lawn of One's Own"
Chicago Tribune, April 20, 2008
"When Heather Blaha first moved into her new home, the yard scared her."

"Grow Your Own Greens"
Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2008
"Grace Bouchard does not have a yard, but she may have one of the larger gardens in the neighborhood."

Health and Healthcare

"Ten Not-So-Bright Ideas in Science"
Mental Floss, May/June 2008
"Sword swallowers often have sore throats."

"Toxic Policies"
ColorLines, March/April 2008
"Scientists are discovering that pesticides are particularly marked in communities of color."

"Cancer Enters Politics"
Chicago Tribune, November 25, 2007
"With health care a chief concern for many voters, cancer activists are shaping the debate as never before."

Chris has also contributed to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Georgia Magazine, Fourth Genre, travel magazines, and at least four defunct indy mags.

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