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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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In the news

Protecting Temporary Workers: Best Practices for Host Employers
November 28, 2022 | CDC | Featured: Diana Ceballos View

Gene that guides earliest social behaviors could be key to understanding autism
November 23, 2022 | Science Daily | Featured: Yijie Geng View

Is climate change coming for Thanksgiving turkeys?
November 23, 2022 | Boston Globe | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz View

Zebrafish social behavior swims into mainstream
November 17, 2022 | Spectrum News | Featured: Yijie Geng View

What the Air Quality Index doesn't tell us about smoke dangers
November 14, 2022 | Crosscut | Featured: Catherine Karr, Coralynn Sack, Tania M Busch Isaksen View

Mito y realidad: la ley del agua en EEUU cumple 50 años
November 9, 2022 | El Ágora | Featured: Karen Levy, John Meschke View

Your nonstick pan could be harmful. Try these alternatives
November 7, 2022 | WIRED | Featured: Catherine Karr View

Clean SHiFT team wins 2022 EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year award
November 1, 2022 | UW EarthLab | Featured: Nancy Simcox View

Bivalent booster protects against omicron mutations ahead of winter
October 31, 2022 | KIRO News Radio | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Amazon drivers are at risk of dog attacks. They're looking for answers
October 31, 2022 | CNET | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Failure to ditch fossil fuels putting health of ‘all people alive’ at growing risk, major report warns
October 26, 2022 | The Independent | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Here's what experts say are the impacts of exposure to unhealthy air quality
October 19, 2022 | KING-5 | Featured: Coralynn Sack View

Brace for high fire danger, smoke, unhealthy air in Seattle area this weekend as October heat drags on
October 15, 2022 | Seattle Times | Featured: Catherine Karr View

Space Needle sees the light on virus-fighting technology as it tests new devices in elevators
October 14, 2022 | GeekWire | Featured: Martin A. Cohen View

Even in Washington’s ‘mildest’ regions, heat is deadly
October 13, 2022 | Crosscut | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View

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