Julie Grant

Shale gas pipes

Fracking is on the rise in Pennsylvania. So are radon levels. Are the two connected?

Environment

Pennsylvania homes have high levels of radon, a substantial risk factor for lung cancer. Is the fracking boom makings matters worse? Scientists aren’t quite sure.

Farming in PA

Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle

Environment
PA gas pipeline

A proposed Ohio gas pipeline is raising safety and property rights concerns for landowners in Ohio

Environment
Dominatrix Terri-Jean Bedford, one of three current and former sex workers who initiated a challenge to Canada's prostitution laws, reacts at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa December 20, 2013.

Safe Sex? Canada’s Supreme Court strikes down laws banning prostitution for reasons of safety

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What’s Eating Lake Erie?

Toxic algae have invaded the western basin of Lake Erie. It’s harmful to people and animals and has clogged up local water treatment systems. Scientists are looking to farms for a fix.

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Golden Rice

Two decades after scientists designed a grain to prevent vitamin A deficiency, it’s still not available to those who most need it.

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Genetically Modified Joe

One day soon, coffee beans might be grown free of caffeine.

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