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Dangerous air: Duwamish Valley residents highlight concerns over the air they breathe

It’s hard to tell whether people who don’t live, or frequent, the area truly understand the burden shouldered by the people who live in the Duwamish Valley. Encouraging regional headlines have a way of muting local concerns. Troy Abel, a professor of environmental policy at Western Washington,…

Research Recap for March 19
Oregon lawmakers consider new rules for wildfire prevention

Michael Medler, an assistant professor at Western Washington University who has also worked as a firefighter, said the more than 5 million acres in Oregon that need thinning and burning treatment are “too big a problem to just get in there and solve with saws.”

“That’s a massive area,”…

Oregon lawmakers consider new rules for wildfire prevention

Michael Medler, an assistant professor at Western Washington University who has also worked as a firefighter, said the more than 5 million acres in Oregon that need thinning and burning treatment are “too big a problem to just get in there and solve with saws.”

“That’s a massive area,”…

Huxley's Urban Planning Students Win 2020 APA Award for Ferndale Project
Huxley's Urban Planning Students Win 2020 APA Award for Ferndale Project
WWU to Host Virtual Huxley Environmental Career & Internship Fair on Feb. 24
WWU to Host Virtual Huxley Environmental Career & Internship Fair on Feb. 24
Jean Melious Named to One-Year Term as Dean of Western’s Huxley College of the Environment 
Jean Melious Named to One-Year Term as Dean of Western’s Huxley College of the Environment 
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