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Cumulative Impacts Policies
In the real world, no one is exposed to one pollutant from one source at a time. Cumulative impacts policies seek to address multiple exposures to pollutants and sources of pollution.
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How Radiation Interacts with the Human Body
Radiation is absorbed by humans in many ways, and can harm the human body in the short and long term.
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Health Impacts of Radiation Exposure
Radiation is associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes, including acute radiation sickness, burns, cancer, cardiovascular disease, or even death.
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Where Radiation Comes From
Human-made sources of radiation have increased since the 1940s in the environments people live in and near.
Features
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2024 Annual Report
With your help, we made significant strides toward a better future in 2024.
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Race and Representation Interactive Map
Explore 2020 voter turnout and ballot rejection data at the precinct level in 11 counties in 7 battleground states.
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Looming Deadlines interactive map
An interactive map that guides users through the results of our 2024 Looming Deadlines report on sea level rise.
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Danger Season 2024
This tool, updated daily, shows how many people across the United States face risks right now from climate impacts.
Videos
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Five Facts about EVs
Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way with dozens of models available to US drivers.
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A People-Centered Transportation System
A future with more transportation choices will better serve the people and our communities.
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Sea level rise, explained by kids
Young people have a lot to say about how global warming is changing the world.
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Danger Season in Merced, California's Central Valley
Poor air quality and water insecurity are worsening the effects of climate change in California.
Podcasts
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XKCD
As a post-election palate cleanser, Jess talks with webcomic artist, author, and cultural phenomenon creator Randall Munroe. They discus stick figure science cartoons and endless curiosity, delve into science mysteries, and even workshop lava moats.
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Spooky, Scary Skeletons
Jess talks with Dr. Ken Lacovara, renowned paleontologist about the fate of the dinos, our planet, and a revolutionary new museum in New Jersey where the two collide.
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Move It, Move It
Everyone needs to get from point A to point B, and Jess talks with urban planner and UCS Director of Clean Transportation Steven Higashide about the latest and greenest in what moves us.
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Mosses and Matriculation
Jess talks with California State University, Los Angeles Biology Department Chair Dr. Kirsten Fisher about desert mosses, climate change, and the changing state of science in higher education.