by admin | Jan 2, 2024 | News
Seattle The new City Council had its first meeting on Jan 3 (Crosscut). They elected Sara Nelson as Council President. They will be accepting applications for a replacement for Theresa Mosqueda through Jan 9. They made the following committee assignments: Land...
by admin | Dec 22, 2023 | News
By Lisa Richmond Before leaving for COP28, the UN climate summit in Dubai, I shared a list of things to watch: How I’m Making Sense of the Climate Summit. In the final chaotic hours of negotiations, when it looked like the parties might not reach agreement,...
by admin | Dec 7, 2023 | News
From Rachel Koller at Shift Zero: Excited to relay that BEPS was voted out of committee this morning (unanimous support!) and will be voted on in the full council meeting December 12th at 2pm as planned. We’ve had strong testimony in support at both council...
by admin | Dec 3, 2023 | News
Seattle The Special Committee on Climate Change met on Nov 29 for the introduction of the Building Emissions Performance Standards. The legislation is proposed by the Mayor, and has been sponsored by Lisa Herbold, as well as by Theresa Mosqueda and Dan Strauss....
by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | News
A proposal for a Green Amendment to the state constitution will be introduced, for the third time, in the 2024 state legislative session. A Green Amendment to our state constitution would guarantee every Washington resident’s right to a clean and healthy...