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Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia
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100% of breast milk samples tested positive for toxic “forever chemicals”
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Burning embers: Synthesis of the health risks of climate change
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New interactive mapping tool can pinpoint pollution hotspots in effort to improve health equity
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Cadmium, found in cigarettes and some foods, linked to higher death rates in people with flu or pneumonia
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No country is immune from climate-change health impacts
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UW researchers driving around Seattle to track COVID-19 response over time
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Data omission in key EPA insecticide study shows need for review of industry analysis
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More research and consistent workplace rules are needed to protect worker health and safety in the cannabis industry
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Videos: If you fish the Duwamish in Seattle, better eat the salmon — Comer el salmón, Ăn cá hồi, បរិភោគត្រីសាម៉ុង — and here’s how
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75% of US workers can’t work exclusively from home, face greater risks during pandemic
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EarthLab announces Innovation Grant recipients for 2020
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Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
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University of Washington, PATH and Scientific Methods Inc. collaborate to develop and market new environmental surveillance tool for polio eradication
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In the news

Stanley cups targeted by misleading lead contamination claims
February 6, 2024 | AFP Fact Check | Featured: Martin A. Cohen View

Is there lead in your reusable water bottle?
February 2, 2024 | Wired | Featured: Martin A. Cohen View

What lies beneath
February 1, 2024 | Range | Featured: Catherine Karr View

Planting Edmonds: Gardening and forest bathing — how immersion in nature can improve your health
February 1, 2024 | My Edmonds News | Featured: Christopher D. Simpson View

Building an oasis in a rural WA ‘food desert’
January 27, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Marie Spiker View

Tracking down tuberculosis
January 25, 2024 | Nature | Featured: Gerard A. Cangelosi View

Snohomish County school seeks relief from gravel yard sited next door
January 22, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Catherine Karr, Elena Austin View

Power outages affect physical and mental health, experts say
January 22, 2024 | Al Bawaba | Featured: Joan Casey View

Risk of wildfire smoke in long-term care facilities is worse than you'd think
January 22, 2024 | CBS News | Featured: Savannah D'Evelyn View

How power outages can affect physical and mental health
January 21, 2024 | ABC News | Featured: Joan Casey View

Tsunami preparedness in WA: How Westport and its neighbors are leading the way
January 19, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Matias Korfmacher View

Simple kitchen swaps to reduce your exposure to microplastics
January 19, 2024 | HealthCentral | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana View

Fifth National Climate Assessment shows what the Northwest can expect without climate action
January 8, 2024 | The Daily | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Trial: Cleaner cookstove fuel not enough to improve infant health
January 3, 2024 | Medpage Today | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View

When WASHing Is Not Enough: Food Hygiene and Chicken Production in Mozambique
December 28, 2023 | Environmental Health Perspectives Journal | Featured: Karen Levy View