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Kala Hunter

Kala Hunter

is an environment and climate journalist who writes for the Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus, Georgia, about the local ripples of the climate crisis, stories about who and what is solving it and who and what is delaying action. Hunter has a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University and her work has appeared in Chicago Health Magazine, Sentient Media, and Mongabay.


Articles By This Author
A Victory at Bad River
The Bad River Tribe has taken on a billion-dollar Canadian oil pipeline company to defend manoomin and the fresh waters that sustain it—and us all.

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