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UW and partners launch new project connecting sea to soil for climate resilience
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New UW research center on children’s environmental health in farming communities launches
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As King Tides loom, newly released stories of 2022 flooding in Seattle highlight need for climate response
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In the news

Heart attack risk rises significantly on extremely hot, polluted days
July 24, 2023 | Wall Street Journal | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View

When Is It Too Hot to Work Outside?
July 21, 2023 | Wall Street Journal | Featured: Richard J. Gleason View

How persistent heat can lead to chronic health problems
July 20, 2023 | Washington Post | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Everett library’s sensors to detect drug use are constantly buzzing
July 20, 2023 | Everett Herald | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Washington legal pot farms get back to work after pesticide concerns halted operations
July 15, 2023 | Associated Press | Featured: Christopher D. Simpson View

Cooling centers save lives in a heat wave — if you can get there
July 15, 2023 | Washington Post | Featured: Joan Casey, Kristie L. Ebi View

When does humidity become dangerous to your health?
July 11, 2023 | Verywell Health | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View

How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
July 11, 2023 | Grist | Featured: Esther Min View

Planetary health needs stat response, ER physician says
July 10, 2023 | UW Medicine Newsroom | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View

Heat waves are getting worse. Here’s how to prepare
July 6, 2023 | National Geographic | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View

UW study shows Seattle’s historically redlined communities have worse air quality
July 6, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

Seattle ranks among top 10 park systems in the country
July 2, 2023 | Seattle Times | Featured: Howard Frumkin View

Trusted sources play a critical role in rural and tribal smoke risk communication
July 1, 2023 | NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health | Featured: Nicole Errett View

Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the ‘new abnormal’
June 30, 2023 | Associated Press | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Kitsap County community waiting for answers as Washington water system looks closer at harmful 'forever chemicals'
June 29, 2023 | KING-5 | Featured: Judit Marsillach View

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