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Statewide effort to put more whole grains on shelves and plates gets $19 million boost

October 29, 2025 |View

Study links wind-blown dust from receding Salton Sea to reduced lung function in area children

October 14, 2025 |View

Wildfire smoke linked to declines in sperm quality

October 6, 2025 |View

From classrooms to communities: Impact stories from accredited environmental health programs

September 1, 2025 | Journal of Environmental Health | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen View

In a hotter world, some people age faster, researchers find

August 25, 2025 | The New York Times | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

The climate crisis is endangering workers

August 19, 2025 | Think Landscape | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Facing ‘impossible’ workload, USDA struggles to oversee lab animal welfare

August 19, 2025 | Science | Featured: Sally Thompson-Iritani View

Animal feeding operations are increasing Whatcom’s air pollution, study finds

August 18, 2025 | Cascadia Daily News | Featured: Lianne Sheppard View

Manufacturing-dependent Cowlitz County is an industrial air pollution hotspot in WA

August 16, 2025 | The Columbian | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View

Seattle health clinic provides care for people experiencing homelessness and their pets

August 15, 2025 | Oregon Public Broadcasting | Featured: Vickie Ramirez, Natalie Rejto View

Beyond lab animals

August 14, 2025 | Science Magazine | Featured: Sally Thompson-Iritani View

What we know about U.S. Steel plant’s safety record after deadly explosion

August 12, 2025 | The Washington Post | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

August 12, 2025 | The Guardian | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View

UW researchers test common disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level

August 11, 2025 | UW News | Featured: John Meschke, Michael Dodd, Marilyn C. Roberts View

New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

August 6, 2025 | ABC News | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

Wildfire smoke settles over Seattle, impacts air quality in western Washington

August 5, 2025 | FOX 13 Seattle | Featured: Coralynn Sack View

How to limit smoke exposure through wildfire season

August 5, 2025 | KIRO 7 | Featured: Coralynn Sack View

Plan now to reduce wildfire smoke exposure

August 4, 2025 | UW Medicine | Featured: Coralynn Sack View