Climate Change

Seattle Has Worst Air Quality in World as Mayor Harrell Attends C40 Climate Summit

Mayor Bruce Harrell was in Buenos Aires yesterday attending the C40 Climate Summit. Back at home, Seattle's air quality was rated "very unhealthy" and...

Lewis’ Increased Seattle Parks Spending Would Invest in Climate, Equity Fund, Off-Leash Areas

Councilmember Andrew Lewis (District 7) has released his six-year funding plan (2023-2028) for the Seattle Metropolitan Park District, the third funding plan made public...
A photo of a city street without cars. There are tram lines and people walking and biking.

Four Years Later, Seattle Emissions-Free Area Has Gone From Promise to Draft Plan

In just a few days, world leaders will gather in Glasgow at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will discuss how to...

Something’s Missing from West Seattle Bridge Study: Climate Change

Today the West Seattle Community Bridge Taskforce will meet, inching the city further toward a decision that will impact everyone who uses transportation in...
Residential towers and tree-lined streets with haze on the horizon.

Every City Already Has Solutions for Climate Change

We’re seeing homes and lives being destroyed as over five million acres burn between Northern California and Oregon by deadly wildfires. At the same...

Wonkabout Washington: The Climate Change/Land Use Nexus and Washington Can’t Wait

How have you been breathing lately? Not well I’m guessing. The last few weeks have seen Seattle, along with cities up and down the...

What We’re Reading: MLT TOD, Climate Change Adaptation, and Stone Age Policy

Rejecting inaction: In Phoenix, complete streets volunteers resigned en mass in response to inaction by city officials. Paris Accord in 2018: The United States is...

Dawson’s Extreme Cities Argues for Extreme Climate Change Adaptation

Cape Town’s Day Zero, the day that most water taps in the city will be turned off, has been pushed back to 2019, but...