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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

Relief from smoky conditions expected soon, UW doctor talks preventative measures
October 12, 2022 | UW Daily | Featured: Coralynn Sack View

Black saliva, sore throat, shortness of breath: How dangerous is wildfire season for US farmworkers?
October 10, 2022 | USA Today | Featured: Elena Austin View

Clinic brings free health care to homeless youth -- and their beloved pets
September 27, 2022 | HealthDay | Featured: Vickie Ramirez, UW Center for One Health Research View

Heat-related mortality risk is widespread across Washington state, study shows
September 26, 2022 | UW News | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View

National Farm Safety and Health Week raises awareness
September 20, 2022 | Capital Press | Featured: Edward Kasner View

"Making Healthy Places": Editors of the book discuss the intersections of public health and planning
September 18, 2022 | Planetizen | Featured: Howard Frumkin, Andrew L. Dannenberg View

How to keep from getting sick at work as offices drop COVID safety measures
September 16, 2022 | Fortune | Featured: Marissa Baker View

These food ingredients are banned in Europe but allowed in the US
September 8, 2022 | Huffington Post | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana View

Amazon deaths under investigation as warehouse conditions draw scrutiny
September 2, 2022 | CNET | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Disaster research response front and center during Seattle workshop
September 1, 2022 | NIEHS Environmental Factor | Featured: Nicole Errett View

EPA ozone review panel restarts work
August 30, 2022 | E&E News | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

EPA ozone review panel restarts work
August 30, 2022 | E&E News | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

Why some Seattle neighborhoods are hit harder by heat waves
August 25, 2022 | Seattle Times | Featured: Esther Min View

UW Medicine study to screen pets of people diagnosed with monkeypox
August 24, 2022 | KIRO-7 News | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz View

Where there’s smoke: How wildfire smoke is affecting life outdoors
August 23, 2022 | REI Blog | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View