2023-10-24
Commissioners, It’s with an increasingly heavy heart we take in your discussion of the Property Tax Levy every year now. Despite your claims to be the most progressive commission ever, the tax levy is evidence that your relationship with the cities under the flight path, especially fence line communities, is steadily becoming less equitable with
2022-10-12
A letter to the Commissioners of the Port of Seattle: explaining the history of Port Packages and their place in environmental justice. The American Dream is a safe, healthy home, at an affordable price, where you can raise your children, in one of the most beautiful areas in the world. But with so many Port Package failures and fewer and fewer new homes being eligible for sound insulation, that dream is becoming harder to achieve under the flight path.
2022-07-06
Letter from KCIACC and community organizations supporting Ordinance 2022-0011, which calls for environmental and health impact assessments at King County International Airport and establishment of a community-led advisory committee. The letter emphasizes the need for community benefits agreements and environmental justice for communities disproportionately impacted by airport operations.
2020-06-09
Port of Seattle Commission resolution establishing the Century Agenda Policy Directive to codify goals guiding strategic planning, budget, and resource allocation. The resolution formalizes the Port’s 25-year vision of adding 100,000 jobs while reducing environmental footprint, and incorporates amendments for carbon emission reduction goals and increased participation by minority and women-owned businesses.
2020-06-09
Port of Seattle Commission resolution establishing the Century Agenda Policy Directive to codify goals guiding strategic planning, budget, and resource allocation. The resolution formalizes the Port’s 25-year vision of adding 100,000 jobs while reducing environmental footprint, and incorporates amendments for carbon emission reduction goals and increased participation by minority and women-owned businesses.
The University Of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS)has developed an interactive mapping tool which displays a variety of environmental health risks by area in our state. The tool was developed by PhD student Alice Min and DEOHS associate professor Edmund Seto. You can read more about how it works and a
2016-07-01
This paper examines environmental justice requirements, best practices, and challenges facing federal agencies since Executive Order 12898. It explores the gap in EJ implementation after the order’s issuance, analyzes case studies from Porter Ranch and Flint, and proposes stopgap measures for consistent federal EJ compliance.
1994-02-11
Executive Order 12898 issued by President Clinton establishing federal agency responsibilities for environmental justice, requiring agencies to identify and address disproportionately high adverse environmental effects on minority and low-income populations. Creates an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice and mandates development of agency-wide environmental justice strategies.
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