College of the Environment

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WWU professor's final thoughts turn to celebration of education	Far too often in academia, the faculty at colleges and universities overlook the central function amongst their professional activities: the education and development of their students. When I look back at my teaching career as a professor of geography at Western Washington University, what…	2011-09-27
Western's Huxley College Speaker Series to Host Earth Scientist Michael Wilson Sept. 30		2011-09-27
Is Seattle creating ghettos of poverty and pollution?	In Seattle, the rich may get richer. But the poor get pollution. A recently published study by academics from the state shows that the most dangerous air pollution in Seattle is becoming concentrated on the vulnerable residents of poor neighborhoods.	2011-09-21
Professor's research shows neighborhood disparities in Seattle's pollution distribution and exposure risks		2011-09-20
Volunteer of the Week: Aaron Keech	Aaron Keech, 39, has a wealth of experience in environmental science and field research with a variety of species. It was a natural fit for him to choose ECHO’s Animal Care Department as a place to volunteer upon moving to Burlington in September 2010. He wrote the center, interviewed with…	2011-09-20
Western Professor's Research Shows Neighborhood Disparities in Seattle's Pollution Distribution and Exposure Risks		2011-09-19
Elwha: The grand experiment to tear down two dams and return an Olympic wilderness to its former glory	It's the largest dam-removal project in North America, and a second chance for the Elwha River valley, where dams have blocked salmon runs for more than a century. Two dams on the river are being taken out in a $325 million grand experiment that's one of the most ambitious ecological…	2011-09-19
Langley scholar earns degree	Erin Pierce-Magdalik of Langley has received her baccalaureate degree in planning and environmental policy-disaster reduction and emergency planning from Western Washington University.	2011-09-06
Trouble in seabird paradise	It's been a dozen years since the federal government moved thousands of black-capped squawking seabirds here to reduce their diet of endangered fish. Things haven't exactly gone as planned. The hope in relocating the world…	2011-09-02
Western students, faculty research global warming in the Siberian Arctic		2011-08-29

WWU professor's final thoughts turn to celebration of education

Far too often in academia, the faculty at colleges and universities overlook the central function amongst their professional activities: the education and development of their students. When I look back at my teaching career as a professor of geography at Western Washington University, what…

2011-09-27

Western's Huxley College Speaker Series to Host Earth Scientist Michael Wilson Sept. 30

2011-09-27

Is Seattle creating ghettos of poverty and pollution?

In Seattle, the rich may get richer.
But the poor get pollution.
A recently published study by academics from the state shows that the most dangerous air pollution in Seattle is becoming concentrated on the vulnerable residents of poor neighborhoods.

2011-09-21

Professor's research shows neighborhood disparities in Seattle's pollution distribution and exposure risks

2011-09-20

Volunteer of the Week: Aaron Keech

Aaron Keech, 39, has a wealth of experience in environmental science and field research with a variety of species. It was a natural fit for him to choose ECHO’s Animal Care Department as a place to volunteer upon moving to Burlington in September 2010. He wrote the center, interviewed with…

2011-09-20

Western Professor's Research Shows Neighborhood Disparities in Seattle's Pollution Distribution and Exposure Risks

2011-09-19

Elwha: The grand experiment to tear down two dams and return an Olympic wilderness to its former glory

It's the largest dam-removal project in North America, and a second chance for the Elwha River valley, where dams have blocked salmon runs for more than a century. Two dams on the river are being taken out in a $325 million grand experiment that's one of the most ambitious ecological…

2011-09-19

Langley scholar earns degree

Erin Pierce-Magdalik of Langley has received her baccalaureate degree in planning and environmental policy-disaster reduction and emergency planning from Western Washington University.

2011-09-06

Trouble in seabird paradise

It's been a dozen years since the federal government moved thousands of black-capped squawking seabirds here to reduce their diet of endangered fish.

Things haven't exactly gone as planned.

The hope in relocating the world…

2011-09-02

Western students, faculty research global warming in the Siberian Arctic

2011-08-29