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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 | 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

UW study shows Seattle’s historically redlined communities have worse air quality

July 6, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Lianne Sheppard | View

Heat waves are getting worse. Here’s how to prepare

July 6, 2023 | National Geographic | Featured: Jeremy J Hess | 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