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Study finds public transit workers exposed to fentanyl residue, meth smoke
September 26, 2023 | Safety + Health | Featured: Marissa Baker View
The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air
September 20, 2023 | The New York Times | Featured: Marissa Childs View
What to know about Nipah virus amid outbreak in India
September 18, 2023 | ABC News | Featured: Peter Rabinowitz View
UW researchers stress transit study did not find 'no risk' from drug exposure
September 14, 2023 | KOMO News | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Why didn’t health officials find Listeria in Tacoma Frugals machines in April inspection?
September 13, 2023 | The News Tribune | Featured: Emily Hovis View
'It is not OK,' Seattle union leader responds to transit drug study
September 8, 2023 | KUOW | Featured: Marissa Baker, Christopher Zuidema View
UW study finds meth, fentanyl in air and on surfaces of public transit
September 7, 2023 | FOX 13 Seattle | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Drug smoke wafts through transit but not at toxic levels, UW study says
September 7, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Fentanyl, methamphetamine smoke lingers on buses, trains, study finds
September 7, 2023 | Scripps News | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Bus operators most likely to be impacted by fentanyl, meth levels on transit, UW study finds
September 7, 2023 | KING 5 | Featured: Marissa Baker View
There's meth on that: Study finds drug traces on Seattle transit rides
September 7, 2023 | KUOW | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Wildfires can impact your mental health
September 6, 2023 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured: Savannah D'Evelyn View
Are kids in danger when wildfire smoke hits, even on 'moderate' days?
August 25, 2023 | KUOW | Featured: Catherine Karr View
New flame retardants found in breast milk years after similar chemicals were banned
August 24, 2023 | NPR | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana View
Some chemicals lingered for weeks after Ohio train derailment
August 23, 2023 | Eos | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View