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Concrete nuclear reactor towers bellowing pillars of white smoke stand against a blue sky. In the foreground a bee flits between bright yellow flowers atop leafy green stems

Fallout

by Lillian Posner

A photographic view of the fallout from past nuclear incidents for health

Governance
A Russian soldier in a camouflage uniform bearing the Russian flag and a cloth face covering stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant whose towers stand surrounded by a fog and a barbed wire against a blue sky.

Russian Roulette at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

by Lillian Posner

How Russia's militarization of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant threatens human health

Three South African children sit in a dark room look on as they use a parafin light to study during an electricity load-shedding blackout in Soweto, South Africa, on March 18, 2021.
Governance

Power Cuts in South Africa Wreak Havoc on Health Care

by Nadine Nanji

New and alternative energy solutions are needed to keep pace with hospitals' needs