Today, the University of Washington – Tacoma’s Center for Urban Waters hosted several legislators to tour the Center and showcase their work. Legislators including State Representative Beth Doglio (D – 22nd Legislative District), who is also the Chair of the Washington State House Environment & Energy Committee, toured laboratories and discussed several important issues with Center leaders such as the presence of 6PPD tire anti-degradant chemicals in the environment.
The UW Tacoma Center for Urban Waters is a university-led applied science program dedicated to finding globally applicable solutions to urban water quality problems in the Pacific Northwest. The Center was founded in 2010 and has been an important part of the conversation around the restoration, protection, and future of the Puget Sound. More information can be found at the Center for Urban Water’s website.
Questions?
For questions about policy or UW state advocacy, please contact Morgan Hickel at mhickel@uw.edu and Kevin Chang at kchang28@uw.edu.