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Months after residents sound the alarm, Pennsylvania 'cracks' down on Shell plant

Months after residents sound the alarm, Pennsylvania 'cracks' down on Shell plant

“If my car doesn’t pass inspection, I’m not really allowed to drive that car,” said James Fabisiak. 

Alison Sanders won a grant to support an undergraduate student’s research

Alison Sanders won a grant to support an undergraduate student’s research

Assistant professor Alison Sanders earned the Undergraduate Faculty Research Grant from the Society of Toxicology.

Alison Sanders

New study explores how exposure to mix of toxic metals impacts developing kidneys

Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem worldwide and in the aging U.S. population. But could the groundwork for this progressive disease have been laid while its victims were still in utero?