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City of Seattle and King Conservation District announce $391,000 in funding for environmental justice and natural resource improvement projects

November 16, 2017

The City of Seattle and the King Conservation District have partnered to award funding for projects that advance environmental justice along with improving natural resources in Seattle. Seven community organizations were awarded grants ranging from $13,000 to $75,000 for projects that will be launched in 2018. A total of $391,000 was… [ Keep reading ]

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Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board Meeting – Nov 2

November 1, 2017

The next Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board Meeting is Thursday, November 2. WHAT: Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board Meeting WHEN: Thursday, November 2, 2017 WHERE: Seattle City Hall, 7th Floor, Historical Room, 601 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Click link below to view agenda: SBTBoard_Meeting_Agenda_11.02.2017 The Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board… [ Keep reading ]

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Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board Meeting – October 13

October 12, 2017

The first meeting of the Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board is Friday, October 13. WHAT: Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board Meeting WHEN: Friday, October 13, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM WHERE: Seattle Municipal Tower, 40th Floor, Room 4096, 700 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 View the meeting agenda… [ Keep reading ]

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Building Seattle’s Resilience

September 27, 2017

Seattle is known for its progressive policies, stunning natural environment, a thriving economy, and an overall high quality of life. However, we also share same urban challenges of other large cities including significant racial disparities around housing, economic opportunity, education, and public health. Our rapid pace of our growth threatens to amplify these… [ Keep reading ]

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Making Improvements in the Duwamish Valley

September 26, 2017

Last year, Seattle launched the Duwamish Valley Program (DVP) to ensure that Duwamish Valley residents, workers, and businesses thrive and share the benefits of the City’s growth, investments, and environmental work. The program is driven by racial equity outcomes, community input, community-led plans, and reflects many goals and strategies applicable… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Building Tune-Up Accelerator Now Accepting Applications

August 23, 2017

OSE is recruiting owners of 100 mid-size buildings (100,000 SF or less excluding parking) to enroll in the new Tune-Up Accelerator Program. We are partnering with Seattle City Light to offer financial incentives of up to $0.12 per square foot and additional support to help building owners get a jump-start… [ Keep reading ]

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Making Energy Upgrades to Vital Community Resources

August 11, 2017

The City of Seattle was recently awarded a $350,000 Energy Efficiency Grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce. The grant will fund energy efficiency upgrades at six buildings that house organizations that provide vital community services. While the buildings are owned and managed by the City, the tenants are community… [ Keep reading ]

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Reducing Seattle’s Transportation Pollution

August 9, 2017

Seattle’s clean electricity provides the backbone of our climate strategy–supplying carbon free power to our homes and businesses. While this is critical in helping us manage our climate pollution, we still have a long way to go. Road transportation is responsible for two-thirds of Seattle’s climate pollution. Meeting the growing… [ Keep reading ]

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How Seattle is Preparing for a Changing Climate

August 9, 2017

While we are used to the occasional short heat wave in Seattle, this most recent one has certainly been longer than usual and made worse by the smoke from the British Columbia wildfires. Unfortunately, our changing climate means we can expect more extreme heat events like these along with a… [ Keep reading ]

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Meet OSE’s Newest Equity & Environment Team Members!

July 18, 2017

Shaunice Wilson and Diana Gil-Vargas will be working with OSE’s Equity & Environment Initiative this summer to document opportunities and lessons learned as we implement the Equity & Environment Agenda, support our work with the Environmental Justice Committee, help us implement the environmental justice pilot project and provide research support for… [ Keep reading ]

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