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CM O’Brien’s Remarks to the Governor’s Climate Workgroup

…a global scale, our state can have an outsized impact, relative to our size, by showing leadership in confronting these challenges, as well as in our tenacity in developing solutions….

Join Seattle’s Climate Conversation on May 5

Launched in early 2014, the Community Climate Forums are an opportunity for community organizations and residents to meet with City staff and leadership on a quarterly basis for in-depth conversations…

Let’s Get Cookin’ Program to Engage Kids this Summer

…grow when not in school. School’s Out Washington is dedicated to building community systems to support quality out-of-school time programs for Washington’s 5-18 year olds through training, advocacy and leadership….

Seattle Energy Code Bests National Standard

…studied. “Seattle’s reputation for environmental leadership has grown in part because we hold ourselves accountable to a very high standard,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “We will continue to push ourselves…

Seattle Recognized as the Nation’s Most Sustainable City

STAR Communities announced today that Seattle has been awarded a 5-STAR Community Rating for national leadership in sustainability. The City achieved the highest score to date, and is only the…

Seattle a Finalist in the WWF Earth Hour City Challenge

…Earth Hour City Challenge from the program’s beginning in 2012, when it won the Earth Hour Climate Leadership Award and support from WWF for its Mayor’s Sustainability Summit which brought…

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

…be taking on a leadership role in ensuring the success of the project. “Since 2018, Seattle Public Utilities has been working with community partners to plan and design drainage and…

Job Opportunity – New Equity & Environment Program Manager

From recycling to energy efficiency, Seattle is widely known for its environmental leadership and innovation. However, the Seattle community faces many of the same challenges as the broader US environmental…

Drive Clean Seattle – Leading by Example

Several weeks ago, at the Climate Leadership Conference, Mayor Murray announced a major new initiative to tackle climate change at the local level and take meaningful action to reduce greenhouse…

Engaging Mainstream Environmental Organizations in Race & Social Justice Work

Seattle is widely known for its environmental leadership—a long held source of pride for our city. However, Seattle, like all other cities, still has much work to do in ensuring…