Welcome to the Office of Sustainability and Environment

The Office of Sustainability and Environment has been hard at work coordinating and developing policies and initiatives to protect Seattle's environment for over 10 years now.

We don't do this work alone though; many – in fact, most – departments at the City have a role in making Seattle a greener, more sustainable place for everyone. This site is organized to help you find out about all the great environmental programs throughout the city, as well as the programs managed out of our office.

And of course, we know that Seattle's residents are very interested in taking actions that help the environment, so we've included information on how you can “lower your impact” throughout this site.

UPDATE - April 23, 2013: The Seattle Climate Action Plan is now online! More information about final steps before adoption is here.

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