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UW and partners launch new project connecting sea to soil for climate resilience
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New UW research center on children’s environmental health in farming communities launches
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As King Tides loom, newly released stories of 2022 flooding in Seattle highlight need for climate response
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New UW Center for Disaster Resilient Communities launches with support from UW Population Health Initiative
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New UW Center for Environmental Health Equity to launch with a $12 million grant from the US EPA
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Restricting antibiotics for livestock could limit spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in people
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Heat-related mortality risk is widespread across Washington state, study shows
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Frequently eating domoic acid–contaminated shellfish can impact your brain
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UW study strengthens evidence of link between air pollution and child brain development
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Studies show extent of strain to Washington’s food access and food production systems due to COVID-19
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Deforestation, climate change linked to more worker deaths and unsafe conditions
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UW joins USAID’s $125M project to detect emerging viruses with pandemic potential
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UW study provides rare window into work life of app-based drivers during pandemic
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Research, education hub on ‘coastal resiliency’ will focus on earthquakes, coastal erosion and climate change
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Hotter weather is linked to increases in COPD exacerbations
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In the news

Attack jets' 'rumbling' may be harming 74,000 people's health in Washington
May 16, 2024 | Newsweek | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

Navy jet noise could mean long-term health impacts for Whidbey Island
May 15, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

How to properly reheat leftover rice and prevent ‘fried rice syndrome’
May 15, 2024 | New York Post | Featured: Emily Hovis View

Do hot summer temperatures weaken the immune system?
May 15, 2024 | Scientific American | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

WA agency fails to reinspect a third of ‘severe violator’ employers
May 14, 2024 | Crosscut | Featured: Martin A. Cohen View

Navy must turn down the volume on Whidbey ‘Growler’ operations
May 9, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

In millions of homes, high fluoride in tap water may be a concern
May 7, 2024 | Salon | Featured: David L. Eaton View

New tools track worker-safe weather data
May 6, 2024 | Good Fruit Grower | Featured: Edward Kasner View

Locks of Beethoven’s hair offer new clues to the mystery of his deafness
May 6, 2024 | New York Times | Featured: David L. Eaton View

New York cities plagued by blackouts due to climate change, study finds
May 1, 2024 | The Hill | Featured: Joan Casey View

New York power outage maps reveal severe weather threat
May 1, 2024 | Newsweek | Featured: Joan Casey View

Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk, as a new NYC study shows
May 1, 2024 | The Conversation | Featured: Joan Casey View

Why new ethanol aviation fuel tax subsidies aren’t a clear climate win
May 1, 2024 | Technology Review | Featured: Alison Cullen View

EPA adviser urges shake-up to air pollutant reviews
April 26, 2024 | E&E News | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

California’s wild weather caused major power outages. Charts show why
April 24, 2024 | San Francisco Chronicle | Featured: Joan Casey View