Seattle, WA — The City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) is excited to announce that $1.2 million in Environmental Justice (EJ) Fund grants will be awarded to 26 community organizations. Funded projects range from hands-on education for youth to outdoor activities for Seattle’s Black, Indigenous, People of Color… [ Keep reading ]
In December 2022, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the One Seattle Transportation and Climate Justice Executive Order. The Executive Order directs City departments to work together as One Seattle to prioritize and expand actions that build resilience in communities that are hardest hit by the climate crisis, expand workforce opportunities, make… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) has released building energy benchmarking data for reporting year 2023. The data can be viewed on the City’s redesigned Energy Benchmarking Map. For the first time, data for years 2015 through 2023 are available as a single dataset for download on the Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) is celebrating another year of progress toward a more equitable and sustainable City. We’re excited to look back on 2024, from receiving more than $30 million in grants, to releasing the first Food Action Plan update in more than a decade. Lowering emissions… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle, WA- Today, the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) released the 2022 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory. The findings show core City emissions increased approximately 4% since the 2020 inventory, which saw a large pandemic-induced drop in climate pollution. Overall, emissions have declined 12% from the 2008 baseline,… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board is now accepting applications for five positions! The application will be open through January 17. The Board is filling positions in: Qualified applicants must live or work in Seattle and be connected to local organizations, coalitions, or groups that work on food justice, health… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
Today, the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) announced eight new grant awards, totaling $3.5 million, to help building owners install decarbonizing retrofits, such as replacing fossil gas furnaces with electric heat pumps, or conduct engineering and technical analyses ahead of future Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) target deadlines. Adopted in 2023,… [ Keep reading ]
