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A red and orange sky over Portland, Ore.
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Unhealthy Air Could Become Routine in the Pacific Northwest

by Jenessa Duncombe 7 April 20227 April 2022

If the world stays on fossil fuels, fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke could more than double in the late summer to early fall in the U.S. Pacific Northwest by 2100.

Brown river water rushes through a downtown area with industrial and residential buildings in the background.
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U.S. Businesses May Be Required to Report Emissions, Climate Risk

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 March 202218 April 2022

The proposed rules seek to give investors more complete and standardized climate risk information. The move would bring U.S. policy closer to international standards.

Three side-by-side images show (left to right) a wildfire in a forest, roadside flooding into a sinkhole, and the Big Sur coastline in California. The three images fade from one into the next.
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Hazards Scientist David Applegate Nominated for USGS Director

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 March 202215 March 2022

If confirmed, Applegate would fill a yearlong vacancy at the head of the agency.

Four Black people sit in a small motorized boat as it moves up a flooded street toward prefabricated and mobile homes. The boat is near the bottom right of the image and is pointed toward center-left. All four people face away from the viewer. The sky is blue but mostly clouded over.
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Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 March 20224 March 2022

Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Simple Model Predicts Household Lead Exposure Risk

by Alexandra K. Scammell 28 February 202228 February 2022

Using both sample data and crowdsourced science, a new model effectively identified houses at risk for higher concentrations of lead.

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Forest Fires Could Boost Western U.S. Water Supplies

by Jennifer Schmidt 21 February 202222 February 2022

Streamflow in the West has been below average since the early 2000s, but a new analysis shows that streams aren’t as dry as expected.

An atmospheric river drenches California with heavy rain in 2019.
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Atmospheric Rivers Spur High-Tide Floods on U.S. West Coast

by Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright 17 December 202117 December 2021

Researchers analyzed 36 years of data to understand how atmospheric rivers and other factors drive chronic coastal flooding.

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A Gas Pipeline Investigation Built on Community-Centered Ideas

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 December 2021

From developing a research question to enacting solutions, environmental justice requires community engagement in every step of the scientific process.

Five Wabanaki wampum bead belts.
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WAMPUM: An Indigenous-Designed Path to Sea Level Rise Adaptation

by Jane Palmer 16 December 202121 March 2022

Northeastern and mid-Atlantic tribal nations lived sustainably on the coastline for centuries before colonization. How can their experiences inform strategies for sea level rise adaptation?

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Midwest Livestock Operations Linked to Rise in Ammonia Pollution

by Grace van Deelen 14 December 202126 April 2022

For the first time, scientists have linked high-density animal operations in the U.S. Midwest to rising air pollution from ammonia, suggesting need for increased regulation from the EPA.

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