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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Seattle recently launched an Oil Furnace Replacement Program to encourage homeowners to replace their oil furnace with an energy-efficient heat pump. Heat pumps provide consistent and efficient heating and cooling for year-round comfort. Incentives in the range of $500 to $2000 are available to homeowners for ditching dirty oil. The… [ Keep reading ]
Program increases and diversifies locations where residents can access healthy food Today Seattle launched the Fresh Bucks Retail program, the latest addition to the successful Fresh Bucks program focused on making healthy produce more accessible to people with low incomes. The Fresh Bucks Retail program expands the locations where shoppers… [ Keep reading ]
The 2017 King Conservation District (KCD)-Seattle Community Partnership Grant Program aims to advance natural resource priorities in Seattle along with the goals of the City of Seattle’s Equity and Environment Agenda. Community groups are encouraged to apply for projects that meet at least one goal of the Equity & Environment Agenda… [ Keep reading ]
