This week Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment published its biannual inventory on the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. It makes for an interesting read. As might be expected, emissions dropped dramatically in 2020 compared to 2018. It is unclear how much they have already returned to pre-pandemic levels. I hope …
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Seattle preliminary tree canopy assessment
Today the City of Seattle released the preliminary results of its tree canopy assessment, in which it found that between 2016 to 2021 the city lost 255 acres of trees. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support …
Continue readingPort of Seattle lawsuit against Boeing for Duwamish river PCB dumping
As first reported by Axios this morning, the Port of Seattle is suing the Boeing Corporation under the state Model Toxics Control Act and the federal Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act to force the company to pay more to clean up decades of PCB dumping into the lower …
Continue readingNomination of Jessyn Farrell as permanent Director of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Back in February, Mayor Harrell nominated Jessyn Farrell as Interim Director of the Officer of Sustainability and the Environment (OSE). Harrell has now nominated her for the permanent position. Farrell previously served as a state legislator for the 46th District. She has also held executive positions in local advocacy groups …
Continue readingCurbside EV chargers
Seattle City Light (SCL) has announced that it is launching a service that will install public electric vehicle chargers at curbside locations throughout the city. Acceptable locations include: Single-family homes, including properties with detached single houses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, and accessory dwelling units. These requests must be for properties …
Continue readingSeattle water supply status
As of May 16, Seattle Public Utilities reports that things are in good shape for this summer: snowpack in the Cedar/Tolt watershed are well above normal for mid-May, and the city’s reservoirs are above the long-term average for this time of year. We can thank all that precipitation over the …
Continue readingAmerican Lung Association “State of the Air”
The American Lung Association has published its annual “State of the Air” report on ozone and PM 2.5 pollution in U.S. cities. Seattle ranks okay but not great on ozone levels, poor on the number of individual days where PM 2.5 levels are high, and a “pass” on annual PM …
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