#NSWASCIWIRE
Recent work by our members#nswasciwire highlights the published writing of NSWA members each month. Would you like to see your writing featured? Please suggest an item online or send a link or PDF file to Susan Keown at sciencewire@nwscience.org. The NSWA Board of Directors determines what material to present. We look forward to highlighting your work.
Williams: Wild in Seattle
From David B. Williams, hails a new book, “Wild in Seattle: Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature”. From the publisher: “For award-winning natural history writer David B. Williams, to be connected to a place you need to pause and look deeply at it. Wild in...
Ferris: Trade War Shakes up EVs
A piece by Davis Ferris highlights the importance of prices for EV manufacturers and how a trade war jeopardizes the industry. From higher tariffs on parts to critical minerals and other raw materials facing climbing duties or other shortages, the onset of all these...
Yanny: Negative Politics’s Impact on LGBTQ+ Youth
Politics are negatively affecting the LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin, writes Anna Marie Yanny. However, that is far from just a localized phenomenon as a report from the The Trevor Project that surveyed over 18,000 LGBTQ+ teenagers to young adults with signs of a sizable...
Levinson: Duvyzat: DMD Treatment Approval
Duvyzat is recommended within the EU for approval as DMD treatment, as Lila Levinson reports. The drug itself was recently approved by an arm of the European Medicines Agency, Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Genetic...
Winters: Is the new Shipping Carbon Tax Enough?
A story by Joseph Winters tells the tale of a new carbon tax introduced within the shipping industry and questions if it’s enough to combat emissions. Shipping is prevalent across the world and the primary backbone of logistics across oceans causes about 3 percent of...