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More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, study estimates. Here are the countries most impacted
August 12, 2024 | CBS News | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View
New lawsuit claims worker died after being electrocuted at Tesla facility in Austin
August 8, 2024 | KVUE ABC | Featured: Richard J. Gleason View
How King County’s newest park fits into a plan for extreme heat
August 6, 2024 | Seattle Times | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View
Wildfire smoke health effects: How to protect yourself in WA
August 6, 2024 | FOX 13 Seattle | Featured: Coralynn Sack View
Everywhere and everlasting: How PFAS affect the human body
August 4, 2024 | Spokesman-Review | Featured: Catherine Karr View
15 UW professors among new class of members to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
August 1, 2024 | UW News | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View
Using low-cost air sensors in schools can inform decision-making
August 1, 2024 | Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Newsletter | Featured: Orly Stampfer (alum) View
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked With Higher Dementia Risk
August 1, 2024 | HealthDay | Featured: Joan Casey View
Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds
July 29, 2024 | CNN | Featured: Joan Casey View
Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution, landmark study finds
July 29, 2024 | LA Times | Featured: Joan Casey View
Exploring wildfire smoke exposure and risk of dementia in an older patient population: Joan A. Casey, PhD & Holly Elser, MD, PhD, MPH
July 29, 2024 | NeurologyLive | Featured: Joan Casey View
Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says
July 29, 2024 | Washington Post | Featured: Joan Casey View
UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records
July 25, 2024 | AP | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View
Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals — could they harm workers’ health?
July 25, 2024 | UW News | Featured: Diana Ceballos View
Study finds link between epidemics in Kerala and climate change
July 14, 2024 | New Indian Express | Featured: Karen Levy View