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This giving season, please join us in supporting bright minds and their best ideas by donating to the IRP Endowment, which was established earlier this year to ensure that innovative science continues for generations to come. Your gift will bring us one step closer to our goal of raising $5 million to fully fund this endowment. To date, this program has supported more than 20 research teams and several successful research programs have grown out of IRP-supported preliminary research.
Regional, Racial, and Economic Disparities in Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Exposure Persist, But Improving, New Research SuggestsÂ
Researchers from DRI and UNR teamed up for this new study, published October in Environmental Science & Technology. Using sociodemographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and public health and air pollution information from the EPA between 2011 and 2019, the study identified higher estimated cancer risk tied to air toxics in urban communities, those with lower incomes, and those with higher proportions of racial minorities.Â
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DRI Science On the Colorado River
This Storymap offers an overview of some of DRI’s research related to the Colorado River, much of which is focused on finding solutions for a changing world. With advancements in fields like estimating evaporation off of reservoirs, creative ways to supplement and protect mountain snowpacks, and using satellites to measure vegetation water use, the research presented here is an example of science’s value for guiding humanity to a brighter future.
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