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Public concerns about exposures to potentially toxic substances, physical agents, and hazardous events have significantly increased in recent decades. These interests have led to increasing demands for risk information in crisis and noncrisis situations. Interest and concerns about risks have also resulted in the expansion of risk‐related issues by traditional broadcast and print outlets and on social media channels.

Inequalities in health, safety, and exposures to hazards between different populations are increasingly being brought to light. The increased understanding of the harm caused by governments and organizations to marginalized, vulnerable, and minority populations has further eroded trust, increased suspicion of “authorities,” and raised demand for more nuanced information and more complete data.