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Essential workers—including those in health care—hit hard by COVID-19 and environmental health threats
October 22, 2020 | South Seattle Emerald | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Will climate change increase the presence of pathogens in drinking water?
October 21, 2020 | Ensia | Featured: Karen Levy View
Cannabis industry workers face unknown occupational hazards
October 21, 2020 | Cannabis Equipment News | Featured: Christopher D. Simpson View
The EPA refuses to reduce pollutants linked to coronavirus deaths
October 21, 2020 | ProPublica | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View
Fall surge of COVID-19 is hitting Washington, state officials warn
October 20, 2020 | Seattle Times | Featured: Gerard A. Cangelosi View
When it comes to indoor dining, restaurant workers face the greatest risk
October 19, 2020 | Eater | Featured: Marissa Baker View
When there’s a COVID-19 outbreak at a hotel, who gets to know and when? Salish Lodge becomes a case study for Seattle’s hoteliers
October 15, 2020 | Seattle Times | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Fewer fistfights, less sex—TV production gets a COVID makeover
October 13, 2020 | Wall Street Journal | Featured: Marissa Baker View
Plexiglass shields are everywhere, but it's not clear how much they help
October 13, 2020 | CNN Business | Featured: Marissa Baker View
A new age of fires: UW researchers are helping our region create a path forward—for the health of our forests and all who live here
October 12, 2020 | UW | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View
UW researchers attribute over 200 deaths to September wildfire smoke
October 9, 2020 | UW Daily | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View
Black, Latino and Indigenous communities hit hardest by heat waves
October 8, 2020 | Everyday Health | Featured: June T. Spector View
UW and WSU collaborate to advance food systems education in Washington
October 7, 2020 | UW Nutritional Sciences Program | Featured: Jennifer Otten, Sarah Collier View
During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health
October 6, 2020 | Crosscut | Featured: Maria Blancas, DEOHS staff View