Climate News 08.05.24

Climate News 08.05.24

Seattle New budget projections are in, and the city’s projected deficit has increased slightly again to $260M (Seattle Times, paywall). Revenue from all of the taxes that go into the General Fund are down, while the JumpStart payroll revenue is up.  It is...
From WPSR: Initiative 2117 – A Risk to Our Health

From WPSR: Initiative 2117 – A Risk to Our Health

July 22, 2024 Physicians Release Report on Health Risks of Initiative 2117 – Call for NO Vote to Protect Public Health Seattle, WA — Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR), a statewide advocacy organization composed of healthcare...
Climate News 7.8.24

Climate News 7.8.24

Seattle Council votes tomorrow on the final form of the Transportation Levy for the November ballot. When originally proposed back in April, it was $1.35B, but through advocacy it is now a larger levy with $149 million in additional funding for multi-modal...
Virtual Student Climate Assembly High School Teacher Workshop

A Message From Bill McKibben

We want to thank 3rd Act Washington for hosting and organizing the July 2  “Evening with Lifelong Climate Activist Bill McKibben” event! We also want to thank everyone who visited us at our SSCAN table at the event. We were so inspired by the number of people...
A safer, healthier SeaFair – August 3rd and 4th

A safer, healthier SeaFair – August 3rd and 4th

SSCAN is a part of the SeaFair Climate Action Coalition which is reimagining this long-standing Seattle tradition and thinking about ways to make it safer and healthier for participants, viewers and neighbors. Below are ways to get involved. There will be a peaceful...