With support from a Roddenberry Foundation Catalyst Grant, Rocky Flats Downwinders brought together scientists, community members and a Colorado hemp grower to investigate an unusual question: Could industrial hemp take up plutonium from soil collected near Rocky Flats? The pilot experiment produced intriguing results—and important questions for further research.

In a 2018 position paper, Jefferson Parkway Advisory Committee member Randy Stafford examined decades of soil studies, health research and historical records to argue that disturbing soil along Indiana Street could create additional public-health risks. His paper brings together important evidence—and competing interpretations—at the center of the Jefferson Parkway debate.