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WA, Seattle launch campaign to plant thousands of urban trees

April 14, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

Two States Have Proposed Bans on Common Food Additives Linked to Health Concerns

April 13, 2023 | The New York Times | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana | View

Washington state’s 2021 heat wave led to 159 deaths over three weeks: study

April 7, 2023 | Vancouver Sun | Featured: Joan Casey | View

Science debunks a decades-old myth about drinking milk

April 1, 2023 | Inverse | Featured: Michelle Averill | View

Study: farmworking parents need more resources to cope with wildfire seasons

March 31, 2023 | NW Public Broadcasting | Featured:

Post-doctoral fellow Savannah D'Evelyn

Contradicting EPA staff, CASAC majority calls for tougher ozone limits

March 30, 2023 | InsideEPA.com | Featured: Lianne Sheppard | View

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers

March 28, 2023 | GeekWire | Featured: Marissa Baker | View

Seattle buses, trains to get detectors to study how fentanyl smoke moves

March 28, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Marissa Baker | View

UW researchers studying effects of drug use on air quality on board King County transit

March 28, 2023 | KING 5 News | Featured: Marissa Baker | View

Inspiring a new generation of industrial hygienists

March 27, 2023 | NW Center for Occupational Health and Safety blog | Featured: Diana Ceballos | View