This month marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Typically, people all over world come together on April 22 in celebration, action, and activism on behalf of improving and protecting our natural resources and making the world a better place. Earth Day will feel very different this year. But the… [ Keep reading ]
Updated April 2021 For translated materials, please view:Spanish / Español Amharic / አማርኛKorean / 한국어Somali / af SoomaaliChinese / 繁體中文Vietnamese / Tiếng ViệtTigrinya / ትግርኛOromo / Afaan Oromoo The Emergency Grocery Voucher program ended on April 30, 2021. Here are answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Why is the Emergency Grocery Voucher… [ Keep reading ]
2024 UPDATE: Ditch dirty oil and get a $2,000 instant rebate. No-cost heat pumps are available for income-qualified households. If you are still using oil to heat your home, there has never been a better time to make the switch to the ‘clean heat’ of a heat pump. The City… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle has extended the annual deadline forbenchmarking and reporting of 2019 data to July 1st, 2020.Building owners of nonresidential and multifamily buildings 20,000SF or larger are encouraged to use the additional time to reviewtheir Portfolio Manager accounts, update space use details toaccurately reflect recent building uses, and… [ Keep reading ]
A citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and descendant of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Melissa Watkinson partnered with the Urban Indian Health Institute during her first year on the Environmental Justice Committee, serving as Co-Chair her following years as a community liaison. She currently works at Washington Sea Grant as… [ Keep reading ]
If you are a young person who is passionate about working on climate change and climate justice, consider applying for the Mayor’s Youth Climate Council. Applications are now open. Deadline to apply is Thursday, January 30, 4 pm. Climate change is the single biggest threat to our future, and young people all… [ Keep reading ]
The Environmental Justice Fund will support seven projects in 2020 Contact: Ximena Fonseca-Morales, Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment, 206.386.1130 The Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment, through the Environmental Justice Fund, awarded $250,000 to seven community-based projects to improve environmental conditions and respond to impacts of climate change. Funding… [ Keep reading ]
Seven organizations to receive a total of $483,000 through the King Conservation District-Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program The City of Seattle and King Conservation District are proud to announce funding for projects advancing environmental justice, food access, and natural resource monitoring work around Seattle. With grants ranging from $58,844 to… [ Keep reading ]
While the Trump Administration is rolling back food benefits for millions, Seattle’s Fresh Bucks program, aimed at improving access to healthy food for families with lower incomes, is tripling in the coming year, and has added its first South Park location to its list of partners. Frutería Sandoval, a family-owned… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced that Fresh Bucks, the City’s healthy food program focused on getting more fruits and vegetables into the hands of families with low incomes, is tripling the number of customers enrolled in the coming year. With $2 million in funding in the 2020 budget that… [ Keep reading ]
