Category: Environment
Air quality now good in King County
National Weather Service predicts that the Puget Sound region will see some improvement in air quality today, especially along the coast.
Air to remain unhealthy; stay indoors – health officials
Until we get better air quality, stay indoors with windows closed if you can find somewhere cool, health officials say.
Air quality alert in effect for Western Washington — Updated
Children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory illnesses are most at risk of serious health effects.
State expands fish consumption advisories
Officials at the Washington State Department of Health are adding 32 new rivers, lakes, and streams to their list of locations with fish consumption advisories.
Region’s air ‘unhealthy’ for sensitive groups due to wildfire smoke – officials
Smoke levels are now mostly UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS across the Puget Sound region – Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Heat health advisory issued for Washington state
Groups at increased risk from extreme heat include older adults, people with chronic medical conditions, children, and those who work or exercise in the heat.
Who is most susceptible to heat? It could be YOU!
The elderly, the very young and people with certain health conditions are at higher risk for life threatening conditions when the temperatures go up.
How to protect your children from wildfire smoke
Due to summer wildfires, children living on the West Coast have been breathing some of the most polluted air on record.
How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat
The EPA and the Department of Defense have downplayed the public threat posed by perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS – report