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Fresh Bucks opens application process to select new retail partners

March 31, 2021

The City of Seattle’s Fresh Bucks voucher program is expanding its network of retail partners. Fresh Bucks is a healthy food access program which provides eligible and enrolled households with $40 a month to purchase fruits and vegetables from participating farmers markets, farm stands, and stores. The program currently serves close to 12,000 households and is expanding its retail network to provide Fresh Bucks customers with… [ Keep reading ]

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Apply to Join the Green New Deal Oversight Board

March 30, 2021

The City of Seattle expanded on its history of progressive climate action by enacting the Green New Deal Resolution to help create jobs and advance an equitable transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by prioritizing investments in communities historically most harmed by economic, racial, and environmental injustices. Seattle City Council… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle’s Blueprint for an Electrifying Future

March 17, 2021

We are excited to announce the City of Seattle’s new Transportation Electrification Blueprint, a first of its kind, comprehensive City-wide plan that outlines how the City will move toward a clean and equitable transportation system.  Seattle’s Transportation Electrification Blueprint is a comprehensive City-wide plan that outlines how the City will move toward a clean and equitable transportation system in order to reduce climate emissions and air… [ Keep reading ]

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Building the Team to Advance Climate, Food, and Environmental Justice in Seattle

March 4, 2021

OSE is thrilled to announce six new (and returning!) staff members who are joining the team to help Seattle advance climate justice, food access and sustainability, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and transportation sectors. New staff include: Kristin Brown (she/her/hers) – Climate Communications Advisor Kristin moved into this… [ Keep reading ]

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OSE Celebrates Black History Month

February 24, 2021

February is Black History Month. In the spirit of celebrating Black excellence and brilliance, and in service to the expansion of our minds to learn from Black thought leaders in the environmental and climate movement, staff at the Office of Sustainability pulled together a reading list highlighting Black leaders at… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan Signs Legislation Making Seattle’s Building Energy Code One of Strongest on Climate in the Nation

February 11, 2021

Updates to energy code would require all new commercial and large multifamily buildings to use clean electricity for space and water heating and maximize building efficiency and on site renewables On Monday, February 8, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed into law new updates to Seattle’s building energy code, which will eliminate fossil fuels for most space and water heating, increase energy efficiency, and improve access to onsite… [ Keep reading ]

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City of Seattle and King Conservation District Community Partnership Grant Program Awards $426,000 to Six Community Organizations

February 4, 2021

The City of Seattle and King Conservation District are continuing their longstanding collaboration to invest in natural resource improvements that are led by or in deep partnership with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted these communities, but has not changed the need for improved… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Awards Over $500,000 For Community-Led Projects that Advance Environmental Justice

February 1, 2021

2020 Grants Are Largest-Ever Amount Awarded through the City’s Environmental Justice Fund Contact: Lylianna Allala, Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment, 206-276-4102 The Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, in partnership with Seattle’s Environmental Justice Committee, is pleased to announce $515,000 in funding will be awarded to 10 community organizations… [ Keep reading ]

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City to Create a ‘Resilience District’ with Award from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

December 14, 2020

Seattle Receives $600,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Continue Community-Led Health, Equity, and Climate Change Adaptation Work in the Duwamish Valley The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded the City of Seattle a $600,000 grant to work with community partners in the Duwamish Valley on a strategy… [ Keep reading ]

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2019 Building Performance Data Published

December 1, 2020

The City of Seattle recently published 2019 building energy performance data for Seattle’s largest commercial and multifamily properties. The data is available to view in Seattle’s Open Data Portal along with 2015 – 2018 building performance data. All five years of data can be downloaded and include energy performance metrics… [ Keep reading ]

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