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I am a journalist, photographer, editor and radio producer based in Chicago.

I'm a producer for NPR's national newsmagazine, Here & Now.

In the past I've been a climate fellow with The GroundTruth Project; a freelancer for PRI's The World, CityLab, and many other outlets; Boston Editor for Crain's National; Midwest Editor for The Architect's Newspaper; and a reporter for WBEZ's Curious City.

My radio work has appeared on stations and networks including NPR, PRI, PRX, WBUR, WGBH, WBEZ, and RIPR…

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Chris Bentley

Chris Bentley

Chris Bentley is a Chicago-based journalist, documentary filmmaker and photographer. He is interested in clim…

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Building skyscrapers on Chicago's swampy soil

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How Gary, Indiana, Got Serious About Tackling Blight

How Gary, Indiana, Got Serious About Tackling Blight

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When will Chicago get its next supertall skyscraper?

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Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream?

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There's a Solar Boom in Rural America. Can Agriculture and Renewable Energy Share the Land?

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By Chris Bentley Verified
| Farms.com
By Chris Bentley Bryant Parker opens the gate of his trailer in Dunlap, Illinois, and lets his flock out to pasture. The sheep step out, gingerly at first, then loping as a herd toward green fields. If they notice the rows of solar panels overhead, the 75 lambs and ewes don’t show it. They’re too busy chowing down. “They like eating grass,” Parker said.
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There's a solar boom in rural America. Can agriculture and renewable energy share the land?

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| kunr.org
Bryant Parker opens the gate of his trailer in Dunlap, Illinois, and lets his flock out to pasture. The sheep step out, gingerly at first, then loping as a herd toward green fields. If they notice the rows of solar panels overhead, the 75 lambs and ewes don’t show it. They’re too busy chowing down. “They like eating grass,” Parker said. “As long as they’ve got good, clean grass in front of them, it don’t matter to them where they’re at.” Sheep grazing around the solar panels.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Science writer and photographer for the Cornell Daily Sun.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No!

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