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Greenspace - Office of Sustainability & Environment ’) .. Greenspace Office of Sustainability & Environment Home Topics Search Search Find Posts By Topic 2024 Earth Month Wrap-Up April 30, 2024 At OSE, Earth Day is every day! We are grateful to have had the opportunity to connect with communities hand in hand on Earth Day and throughout Earth Month in continued progress towards our environmental goals while supporting organizations in their own endeavors in climate justice and equity. Here’s a… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Greenspace Transportation Electrification Blueprint Brought Electric Regional Busing, EV Charging Stations, Greener Streets, and more to Seattle in 2023 April 17, 2024 Transportation is Seattle’s leading cause of climate pollution, accounting for nearly two thirds of the City’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Unsustainable transportation pollutes air and water ways and disproportionately affects Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) populations. In 2021, the City of Seattle released the ambitious Transportation Electrification (TE)… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Greenspace Tagged With: electric trucks pilot , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , OSE , Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) , Transportation , Transportation Electrification (TE) , transportation emissions City of Seattle’s Environmental Justice Fund Awards $1 Million in Grants for 17 Community-Led Projects, Largest Amount Ever Granted April 11, 2024 Duwamish River Opportunity Fund Awards Additional $271K to Organizations That Improve the Health and Quality of Life of Duwamish Valley Residents Seattle, WA – The City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) is excited to announce $1,000,000 will be awarded through the Environmental Justice Fund (EJ Fund) to… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Grants and Community Investments , Greenspace , Press Releases Tagged With: city budget , Duwamish River Opportunity Fund , environmental justice , grantee spotlights , racial equity OSE is Hiring! March 29, 2024 From passing landmark new legislation to reduce climate pollution from Seattle’s largest buildings to collaborative efforts to equitably grow and protect Seattle’s tree canopy cover, 2023 was a great year for advancing climate action in our city. For an even better 2024, OSE is hiring for three new positions that… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Department Updates , Grants and Community Investments , Greenspace Tagged With: building emissions , building energy benchmarking , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , health and climate , jobs , OSE Year One Progress on the Transportation and Climate Justice Executive Order February 15, 2024 It’s been just over a year since Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the Executive Order directing City departments to work together to prioritize and expand actions that equitably reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) within the transportation sector. Since then considerable progress has been made to advance the 23 actions… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Greenspace Tagged With: Climate Change , environmental justice , executive orders , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) , Transportation , Transportation Electrification (TE) , transportation emissions KCD-Seattle Community Partnership Program Awards $413,000 to 7 Organizations in 2023 February 9, 2024 Original post by Jessica Saavedra from KCD King Conservation District (KCD) and the City of Seattle announce the recipients of the 2023 KCD-Seattle Community Partnership grant awards. This program invests in community-led initiatives that enhance natural resources and are developed, led by, and benefit people most affected by environmental and climate inequities…. [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Food Policies and Programs , Grants and Community Investments , Greenspace Tagged With: environmental justice , food access and security , grantee spotlights , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , growing local food 2023 Climate & Sustainability Highlights February 7, 2024 For the latest news and updates from OSE, be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter. It was a busy year for the Office of Sustainability and Environment, and we’re excited to share some of our accomplishments and highlights from 2023. From reducing buildings emissions to supporting community-led environmental justice… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Department Updates , Duwamish Valley Program , Food Policies and Programs , Grants and Community Investments , Greenspace , Protecting Seattle’s Trees Tagged With: building emissions , building energy benchmarking , environmental justice , food access and security , Fresh Bucks Program , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , OSE , racial equity , urban forestry The Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board (CAB) releases 2022 Annual Report January 18, 2024 This blog post was contributed by the Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board, which is supported by the Office of Sustainability & Environment. The Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board (CAB), supported by the Office of Sustainability & Environment, is pleased to release its 2022 Annual Report marking the fifth… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Food Policies and Programs , Greenspace Tagged With: environmental justice , food access and security , Fresh Bucks Program , healthy food in schools , Sweetened Beverage Tax , Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board Seattle’s Clean Buildings Accelerator program is BEPS-ready! January 8, 2024 Buildings remain one of the largest sources of climate pollution in Seattle, responsible for more than one-third of our greenhouse gas emissions. That’s why when Washington State launched new Clean Building Performance Standards in 2019 to reduce building energy usage, the City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) began… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Greenspace Tagged With: BEPS , building emissions , building energy benchmarking , Climate Change , environmental justice , executive orders , Green New deal , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , racial equity Mayor Harrell Signs Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) Legislation into Law January 8, 2024 Bold policy is one of the most impactful actions Seattle can take to reduce emissions, and follows significant stakeholder engagement and climate analysis Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a Seattle Building Performance Emission Standard into law – a bold policy to address the climate crisis and create cleaner… [ Keep reading ] Filed Under: Climate Action , Press Releases Tagged With: building emissions , building energy benchmarking , Climate Change , Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions , press release 1 2 3 … 61 Next » Popular Tags racial equity environmental justice health and climate building emissions Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions Browse the Archive Choose a Month April 2024 (3) March 2024 (1) February 2024 (3) January 2024 (3) November 2023 (5) October 2023 (2) September 2023 (4) August 2023 (1) July 2023 (4) June 2023 (6) May 2023 (1) April 2023 (2) March 2023 (3) February 2023 (2) January 2023 (5) December 2022 (3) November 2022 (1) October 2022 (2) September 2022 (5) August 2022 (3) July 2022 (4) June 2022 (1) May 2022 (6) April 2022 (2) March 2022 (3) February 2022 (2) January 2022 (4) December 2021 (2) November 2021 (1) October 2021 (5) September 2021 (3) August 2021 (1) July 2021 (3) June 2021 (2) May 2021 (5) April 2021 (1) March 2021 (4) February 2021 (4) December 2020 (2) November 2020 (3) October 2020 (1) September 2020 (2) August 2020 (5) June 2020 (2) May 2020 (1) April 2020 (2) March 2020 (2) February 2020 (2) January 2020 (2) December 2019 (5) November 2019 (3) October 2019 (5) September 2019 (1) August 2019 (5) July 2019 (2) June 2019 (3) May 2019 (1) April 2019 (3) March 2019 (1) February 2019 (2) January 2019 (4)...