Seattle residents’ daily lives are more disrupted each year as climate change worsens. Storms and debris have closed schools, floods have damaged and risked homes, global events have interrupted supply and food chains, and pollution and extreme heat continue to harm our health. In the last couple of months, Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]
This fall, the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) and our community partners wrapped up months filled with resident engagement to inform Seattle’s Citywide Resilience Hub Strategic Plan — coming in 2025! Low-income and communities of color often live on the frontlines of extreme weather, making them hit hardest… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle’s Clean Energy and Construction Training Program continues to create powerful impacts in our community. In 2023, local solar energy nonprofit organization, Sphere Solar Energy, received a grant to support their Clean Energy Career Pathway program, which provides interactive, hands-on experience learning about clean energy components, system… [ Keep reading ]
Racial ethnicity is the most significant predictor of a person living near contaminated air, water, or soil in the United States. The City of Seattle’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Fund was created in 2017 to support projects that advance climate justice and respond to climate change, led by and in service to… [ Keep reading ]
Across the United States, race is the most significant predictor of a person living near contaminated air, water, or soil. It is for this reason that Seattle’s Environmental Justice Fund was created in 2017 to support efforts that benefit and are led by, or in partnership with, those most affected… [ Keep reading ]
En todo Estados Unidos, la raza de la persona es el factor de predicción más significativo de vivir cerca de aire, agua o suelos contaminados. Por este motivo, en 2017 se creó el Fondo para la Justicia Ambiental de Seattle, con el fin de apoyar iniciativas que beneficien y estén… [ Keep reading ]
En todo Estados Unidos, la raza de la persona es el factor de predicción más significativo de vivir cerca de aire, agua o suelos contaminados. Por este motivo, en 2017 se creó el Fondo para la Justicia Ambiental de Seattle, con el fin de apoyar iniciativas que beneficien y estén lideradas… [ Keep reading ]
Across the United States, race is the most significant predictor of a person living near contaminated air, water, or soil. It is for this reason that Seattle’s Environmental Justice Fund was created in 2017 to support efforts that benefit and are led by, or in partnership with, those most affected… [ Keep reading ]
Resilience hubs are trusted community-serving facilities that support residents in everyday life. Resilience hubs help foster social cohesion and connection amongst community members to prepare for, respond to, and recover from climate change impacts happening now and in the future. These hubs include nonprofits, youth development centers, and faith-based organizations. … [ Keep reading ]
En todo Estados Unidos, la raza de la persona es el factor de predicción más significativo de vivir cerca de aire, agua o suelos contaminados. Fue por esto que en 2017 se creó el Fondo para la Justicia Ambiental de Seattle (Fondo EJ) con el fin de apoyar esfuerzos que… [ Keep reading ]
