EarthLab News
New Resource for Water and Drought Management: 2020 PNW Water Year Assessment
The 2020 Pacific Northwest Water Year Assessment summarizes the water year conditions and connects these conditions with impacts experienced by farmers, water managers, fisheries managers, and more. Two of the lead authors on the report – Crystal Raymond and Karin Bumbaco – are from the UW Climate Impacts Group and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist, respectively.
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Ocean Nexus Center: To achieve equitable and sustainable oceans, policymakers must focus on social equity and governance before resources
A new paper from Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center identifies areas of investments and research for five global regions to achieve a ‘Blue Economy'
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Population health grants boost wildfire and climate research
In addition the the EarthLab-Population Health grant awarded to "Characterizing risk communication around smoke exposure in rural and tribal communities in the Okanogan River airshed emphasis area," EarthLab celebrates member organization directors Jeremy Hess (Climate Health and the Global Environment) and Jason Vogel (Climate Impacts Group) for their newly funded project, "A collaboratory to support equitable and just climate action"
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Apply today to be our next marketing & communications specialist
We are seeking a full-time marketing and communications specialist to join our communications and engagement lead in supporting and amplifying our program and our eight member organizations. This is an outstanding opportunity to use your communications expertise to bring the UW and wider community together to solve pressing environmental challenges.
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Green ways to keep food trucks clean
To bring attention to effective alternatives, experts from the University of Washington, a state agency and a nonprofit formed a team to identify and promote safer cleaning methods, starting with food trucks. Read more about the EarthLab-funded project, Clean SHiFT (Safety & Health in Food Trucks).
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Nature & Health Speaks: Beyond Inclusive Design with The Eli’s Park Project
On February 10th, University of Washington’s Nature and Health invited The Eli’s Park Project to share their inclusive design process through the Nature and Health Speaks series. Learn more about this project from Urban@UW.
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EarthLab and Population Health co-fund pilot grant to improve communication around smoke exposure in rural and Tribal communities
EarthLab and the Population Health Initiative have announced a new pilot research grant award to study how Tribal and non-Tribal communities in the Okanogan River Airshed Emphasis Area (ORAEA) receive and communicate information about smoke exposure.
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Surging snowpack can have positive impact on salmon, slow start to wildfire season
Powerful winter storms this season have made for terrible pass travel and avalanche danger. However, scientists say this surging snowpack will do wonders for our environment. Dr. Crystal Raymond, climate adaptation specialist, is quoted.
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Achoo! Climate Change Lengthening Pollen Season in U.S., Study Shows
This article, featuring a quote from Kristi Ebi (Center for Health and the Global Environment) was originally published in The New York Times.
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CHanGE Comes to EarthLab
New collaboration between UW Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) and EarthLab will accelerate climate research, action and resilience.
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