Nuclear fallout

France's President Emmanuel Macron wears a flowers leis and seashell necklaces gestures as he speaks up on his arrival as the mayor Manihi John Drollet stands next to him at the Manihi Atoll, 312 miles northeast of Tahiti, French Polynesia.

New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’

More than 400 claims have been filed against the French government for nuclear tests on French Polynesia between 1966 and 1996. Scientists say about 110,000 people have been affected by radioactive fallout.

New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’
Two hands hold a beige booklet.

Has Kazakhstan forgotten about its Polygon test survivors?

Has Kazakhstan forgotten about its Polygon test survivors?

Sunflowers used to clean up radiation

Sunflowers used to clean up radiation
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Radiation, Risk and the "Linear No-Threshold" Model

Radiation, Risk and the "Linear No-Threshold" Model

Chernobyl Cleanup Worker: 'We Thought We Were Saving a Country'

Chernobyl Cleanup Worker: 'We Thought We Were Saving a Country'

Fukushima likely not as bad as Chernobyl, but what does that mean?

Nearly a month into the crisis at the Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power plant, perhaps the only thing anyone can be sure of is that we still can’t be sure of anything. And won’t be able to be for weeks, months, or maybe even years.

Fukushima likely not as bad as Chernobyl, but what does that mean?
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Remembering Chernobyl after 25 years

The nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan is taking place exactly 25 years after the worlds worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Brigid McCarthy reminds us of the scale of that disaster.

Remembering Chernobyl after 25 years
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Cities, Municipal Bonds and a Potential for Disaster

Cities, Municipal Bonds and a Potential for Disaster
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The Nuclear Option: Surviving an Atomic Bomb Attack in a Big City

The Nuclear Option: Surviving an Atomic Bomb Attack in a Big City
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Ash cloud's economic fallout reverberates throughout globe

As the high altitude ash plume from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano halts air travel around Europe and beyond, we look at another impact the global grounding has made: on commodity trades.

Ash cloud's economic fallout reverberates throughout globe
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This week's agenda: fallout from Afghan civilian deaths, Toyota hearings, health care summit

Our weekly look ahead at the news focuses on the fallout from a NATO air strike that killed Afghan civilians; Toyota executives who will face a grilling from U.S. lawmakers; and how Republicans are preparing for President Obama's health care summit.

This week's agenda: fallout from Afghan civilian deaths, Toyota hearings, health care summit

Green Intelligence

Professor John Wargo discusses his new book, Green Intelligence: Creating Environments that Protect Human Health. It is a guide to chemical risks in our environment, and the government efforts to protect us from these risks.

Green Intelligence
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Emerging Science Note/WTC Fallout

Emerging Science Note/WTC Fallout
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Emerging Science Note/WTC Fallout

Emerging Science Note/WTC Fallout

Kyoto Fallout

Kyoto Fallout