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Highlights from a busy month of climate action events across the Pacific Northwest, showing King County, Seattle’s national climate leadership  

July 31, 2025

The Pacific Northwest has been buzzing with climate activity all month long! Our office and City of Seattle Deputy Mayor Jessyn Farrell attended events to boost regional collaboration, get community insights to inform Climate Action Planning, and share updates with industry leaders. All these climate actions are informing the City’s… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Makes Climate Upgrades to Five Fire Stations and Counting to Improve Resilience and Safety for Firefighters and Community 

July 22, 2025

We’re partnering with Seattle’s Finance & Administrative Services (FAS) to make fire stations across the city more climate resilient by converting dirty fossil fuel systems to clean, all-electric alternatives. These strategic upgrades are reducing climate pollution, creating healthier indoor environments for firefighters, and making Seattle’s emergency response facilities safer as… [ Keep reading ]

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Stay cool and save up to $8,000 this summer! Bonus rebates extended to help Seattleites transition off oil to clean, electric heat pumps 

June 25, 2025

Update as of January 2026: The $2,000 federal tax credit for heat pumps has expired. See Seattle’s Clean Heat Program webpage for up-to-date information. UPDATE July 2025: The federal government passed a spending bill that will end a $2,000 tax credit for heat pumps at the end of this year. Households that… [ Keep reading ]

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There’s Still Time to Apply! Four Open Grants in Food Justice, Emissions Reduction, and More 

May 27, 2025

The City of Seattle and our partners have four grant opportunities available, ranging from increasing food and environmental justice, to reducing climate pollution from buildings. Keep reading to learn if you qualify and how to apply! Apply by June 3 for Seattle’s Environmental Justice Fund Seattle’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Fund… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Releases New Plan to Eliminate Fossil Fuels from City-Owned Buildings by 2042 

May 22, 2025

The City of Seattle just released the comprehensive Municipal Buildings Decarbonization Plan. The plan charts a course to eliminate climate pollution from fossil fuels in 176 city-owned buildings by 2042, reducing carbon emissions by 87% and energy use by 48%. The plan identifies a strategic, cost-effective approach that focuses on… [ Keep reading ]

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2025 Building Decarbonization Grant Application Now Open to Help Community Buildings Reduce Climate Pollution  

April 17, 2025

Note: Applications for the 2025 Building Decarbonization Grants have closed.    City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Building Decarbonization Grants through July 10! OSE may award up to $4 million to owners of buildings such as nonprofits, affordable and senior housing,… [ Keep reading ]

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City of Seattle Upgrades Three South Seattle Community Centers to Provide Climate Resilient Spaces

April 11, 2025

City of Seattle’s Parks & Recreation (SPR) and Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) are teaming up to invest $900,000 for energy efficiency upgrades in three South Seattle community centers. The improvements will make the community centers more climate resilient and functional, and the Van Asselt, Jefferson, and Rainier Beach… [ Keep reading ]

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Heat Pump Installations Soar in Seattle: Rebates from City of Seattle Make Adoption More Affordable for Households 

February 21, 2025

Update as of January 2026: The $2,000 federal tax credit for heat pumps has expired. See Seattle’s Clean Heat Program webpage for up-to-date information. Over the last decade, more Seattle households have been ditching gas and oil furnaces to install electric heat pumps — which, despite their name, also provide air conditioning,… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Publishes 2023 Building Energy Benchmarking Data 

December 27, 2024

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 ]

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2024 Sustainability & Environment Highlights 

December 20, 2024

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 ]

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