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COVID-19, the Built Environment, and Health

July 21, 2021 | Environmental Health Perspectives | Featured: Howard Frumkin | View

How VA pipeline ruling may reshape environmental justice

July 20, 2021 | E&E News | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman | View

Other regions have specific plans for heat waves. Experts say Seattle, Puget Sound cities need them too

July 18, 2021 | Seattle Times | Featured: Jeremy J Hess | View

Seattle study of breast milk from 50 women finds chemical used in food wrappers, firefighting foam

July 18, 2021 | Seattle Times | Featured: Sheela Sathyanarayana | View

Washington urged to prepare for wildfire smoke: Here's how

July 13, 2021 | Patch | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto | View

Smoke season is coming to Washington. Here’s how to prepare

July 12, 2021 | Seattle Times | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto | View

Why record-breaking overnight temperatures are so concerning

July 9, 2021 | New York Times | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

Study: Northwest heat wave impossible without climate change

July 7, 2021 | Associated Press | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View

The heat wave in the West 'virtually impossible' without climate change

July 7, 2021 | USA Today | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi

UW Center for Health and the Global Environment

How to stay safe from COVID-19 when you’re back in the office

July 7, 2021 | Everyday Health | Featured: Marissa Baker | View