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Are farmworkers being protected from the heat? Here is what they say

August 22, 2022 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured:

Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

New UW study shows how COVID lockdowns affected Northwest birds

August 11, 2022 | The Seattle Times | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View

Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

August 9, 2022 | Associated Press | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers

August 9, 2022 | Washington Post | Featured: June T. Spector | View

Mapping Environmental Health Disparities

August 6, 2022 | South Seattle Emerald | Featured: Esther Min | View

Study Underscores That Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Brain Development in the Very Young

August 6, 2022 | Inside Climate News | Featured: Catherine Karr

DEOHS post-doctoral scholar Yu Ni

This map shows health disparities for WA census tracts. Check out your town’s health risks

August 5, 2022 | The News Tribune | Featured: Esther Min | View

Climate Change: The World Needs To Start Preparing For The Worst

August 2, 2022 | Forbes | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

Pesticide exposure and children

August 2, 2022 | International Society of Exposure Science | Featured: Nancy Simcox | View

Seattle is decades away from the heat mitigation it needs

July 28, 2022 | The Urbanist | Featured: Jeremy J Hess | View