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Largest agricultural high school in the U.S. cultivates future farmers
Sun, Oct 16 2011 at 7:35 PM EST
Farmers are in high demand — learn how W. B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences in Philadelphia is helping to fill the need.
Honeybees abuzz in Philadelphia
Thu, Sep 15 2011 at 8:13 PM EST
While most metropolitan areas forbid keeping bees, Philadelphia's interest in beekeeping is buzzing.
Hurricane Irene leaves Philadelphia with swollen creeks and rivers
Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 5:22 PM EST
She didn't pack much of a punch in this region, but she sure dumped a lot of water.
Green infrastructure to combat sewage overflow in Philadelphia
Mon, Aug 15 2011 at 3:36 PM EST
How one city is taking an innovative approach to managing polluted stormwater from entering waterways.

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1,500 children in Nigeria village suffer lead-poisoning
Thu, May 10 2012 at 04:33 PM EST

Children working in illegal gold mines have dispersed the lead to nearby communities due to soil contamination.

Cookbook club: Dorie Greenspan's 'Around my French Table'
Wed, May 09 2012 at 09:29 AM EST

Philadelphia freelancers come together to share work ideas as well as dishes cooked from one particular cookbook.

The Hulk gets angry at hydraulic fracturing
Tue, May 08 2012 at 12:08 PM EST

Much like his role as the Hulk in the new 'Avengers' movie, actor Mark Ruffalo says his battle against fracking is about 'fighting for the common good.'

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Lori Litchman
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Lori Litchman is a life-long Pennsylvanian who grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania's coal country. She recently received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. When she's not writing, she's usually teaching English to non-native speakers. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their basset hound and tries to find nature anywhere she can in the city.

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