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Milestones and Momentum: Seattle’s Duwamish Valley Program celebrates 2025 wins with community partners

December 8, 2025

Seattle’s Duwamish Valley Program is celebrating a big year of accomplishments engaging local kids and teens, building resilient infrastructure, and strengthening climate preparedness for South Park and Georgetown communities. The Duwamish Valley Program, led by our team at Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE), is a close partnership made… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, GreenspaceTagged With: Climate Resilience, Climate Workforce, Duwamish Valley Action Plan, Duwamish Valley Program (DVP), Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Seattle Office of Housing (OH), Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), Transportation, Youth Development

How the Seattle Aquarium is Reducing Fossil Fuels and Keeping Thousands of Aquatic Animals Happy and Healthy

December 1, 2025

The Seattle Aquarium knows firsthand that climate change, which brings warmer waters, more acidic oceans, habitat destruction, and much more, threatens our marine environments. Seattle is working hard to reduce pollution from City-owned buildings by swapping fossil-fuel appliances for clean energy alternatives, and also supporting other large buildings across Seattle,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, GreenspaceTagged With: Building Emissions, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, Municipal Buildings

City of Seattle Announces $1.5 million in Funding to Help Bring New Electric Drayage Trucks to Seattle

October 16, 2025

New electric drayage trucks will soon be coming to the region!

Filed Under: Climate Action, Greenspace, Press ReleasesTagged With: Electric Trucks Pilot, Green New Deal Oversight Board, Transportation, Transportation Electrification, Transportation Emissions

Mayor Harrell’s 2026 Proposed Budget for OSE

September 23, 2025

Seattle, WA- Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell is releasing the 2026 Proposed Budget. In this budget, Mayor Harrell is continuing investments and bold actions to address the needs of our communities and advance our One Seattle priorities. Mayor Harrell’s balanced budget proposal remains focused on strengthening public safety, creating housing affordability… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, Greenspace, Press ReleasesTagged With: BEPS, City Budget, Clean Heat Program, Climate Change, Climate Workforce, Duwamish Valley Program (DVP), Environmental Justice, Food Access and Security, Mayor Harrell

New Report Reviews Seattle’s 2013 Climate Action Plan Progress and Assesses Successes, Challenges, and Next Steps

September 17, 2025

OSE is excited to share the new 2013 Climate Action Plan Progress Report (Progress Report), one of the first major deliverables to develop the upcoming One Seattle Climate Action Plan. The Progress Report finds Seattle completed or made significant progress on more than half (88 of 148) of the actions… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, Greenspace, Press ReleasesTagged With: Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, Climate Resilience, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

How local youth are shaping the new One Seattle Climate Action Plan

September 8, 2025

Youth have grown up in a world regularly disrupted by climate change. School closures from extreme heat and flooded neighborhoods cause instability, while wildfires and poor air quality threaten their health and safety. Youth voices are important to creating the policies that will shape their futures. This summer, The Washington… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, GreenspaceTagged With: Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, Climate Resilience, Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, Events, Green New Deal Oversight Board, Youth Development

City of Seattle makes a splash with energy-saving upgrades to indoor and outdoor public pools

September 3, 2025

Perfect for the summer, and a fun indoor activity in the winter: we’re upgrading Seattle’s pools! Our team at OSE is collaborating with Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR) to dive deep into energy efficiency at municipal pools across the city. The upgrades are improving energy efficiency at aquatic facilities and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, GreenspaceTagged With: BEPS, Building Emissions, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Resilience, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, Municipal Buildings, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR)

2025 Highlights: City of Seattle’s community climate resilience partnerships and investments

August 25, 2025

In between summer fun, 2025 has brought record-high temperatures and hazy, smoky skies from nearby wildfires. At the City of Seattle, we’re working to reduce climate emissions, while at the same time, helping communities live comfortably with the effects already here. This year, we teamed up with community groups across… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, Grants and Community Investments, GreenspaceTagged With: Building Emissions, Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, Climate Resilience, Community Engagement, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR)

Celebrating Top Graduates of Emerald City Collaborative’s Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship After Federal Funding Unexpectedly Paused

August 21, 2025

Nine top graduates of the Electrical Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship by Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) celebrated their direct entry offers to union apprenticeships on July 3! The graduates will join the Puget Sound Electrical JATC (PSEJATC) in Renton. In all, 24 pre-apprentices completed Electrical Pathways training and testing. One top graduate attained… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, GreenspaceTagged With: BEPS, Climate Workforce, Environmental Justice

A+ in Sustainability: Your guide to an eco-friendly back to school!

August 13, 2025

It’s back to school season! With all the back-to-school advertisements, we compiled some sustainability tips to keep your school preparation affordable, simple, and climate-friendly. Every fall, more cars hit the road and more food and clothes head for the landfill, harming our environment and contributing to climate pollution. While the City… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Climate Action, Food Policies and Programs, GreenspaceTagged With: Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, Food Access and Security, Fresh Bucks Program, Healthy Food in Schools, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Seattle Public Schools (SPS), Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), Transportation

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