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Everett library’s sensors to detect drug use are constantly buzzing
July 20, 2023 | Everett Herald | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations
July 15, 2023 | Associated Press | Featured: Christopher D. Simpson View
Cooling centers save lives in a heat wave — if you can get there
July 15, 2023 | Washington Post | Featured: Joan Casey, Kristie L. Ebi View
When does humidity become dangerous to your health?
July 11, 2023 | Verywell Health | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View
How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
July 11, 2023 | Grist | Featured: Esther Min View
Planetary health needs stat response, ER physician says
July 10, 2023 | UW Medicine Newsroom | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View
Heat waves are getting worse. Here’s how to prepare
July 6, 2023 | National Geographic | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View
UW study shows Seattle’s historically redlined communities have worse air quality
July 6, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View
Seattle ranks among top 10 park systems in the country
July 2, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Howard Frumkin View
Trusted sources play a critical role in rural and tribal smoke risk communication
July 1, 2023 | NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health | Featured: Nicole Errett View
Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the ‘new abnormal’
June 30, 2023 | Associated Press | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View
Kitsap County community waiting for answers as Washington water system looks closer at harmful 'forever chemicals'
June 29, 2023 | KING-5 | Featured: Judit Marsillach View
How we can better protect all residents during WA’s next heat wave
June 29, 2023 | Seattle Times Opinion | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View
Lessons learned from the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 Heat Dome
June 28, 2023 | KNKX | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View