The City of Tumwater's first Sustainability Coordinator, Alyssa Jones Wood, is currently the Sustainability & Resiliency Officer for Hallandale Beach, Florida. She leads the work to implement the City’s Sustainability Action Plan and other related policies. She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University, where she has a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science and a Master’s [...]
The Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) has been awarded an Environmental Justice Small Business Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the amount of $75,000. Thurston County has been one of the fastest-growing counties in Washington State since the 1960s, consistently exceeding the state's overall growth rate, and the racial and ethnic [...]
On Tuesday, January 11th, the Olympia City Council unanimously passed a resolution that will accelerate the transition to all-electric buildings throughout the city. The resolution document starts out, “WHEREAS, climate change is an existential crisis posing one of the most serious threats to the existence of humanity and all species on the planet; a threat [...]
Intercity Transit is hiring a Bicycle and Pedestrian Outreach and Education Representative. This position will support Intercity Transit’s bicycle, transit, and pedestrian education and encouragement youth program called Walk N Roll. Intercity Transit offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. If you or someone you know are passionate about active transportation and enjoy working [...]
2021 was a massive year for energy efficiency across Puget Sound Energy's service area; however, we anticipate 2022 to be even more significant, especially for our small business and large commercial customers. Below are four commercial programs available now to help business owners cut down on their overall energy consumption and save while doing [...]
Washington's Statewide single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect October 1, 2021. Initially set to go into effect on January 1, 2021, it was delayed due to compliant bag supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Plastic bags are a significant contaminant in Washington's recycling facilities, waterways, roadways, and environment. Washington's Plastic Bag Ban [...]
No water to drink, or wash your hands with. No water to shower, flush the toilet, or do laundry. Hospitals would close without water. Firefighters couldn't put out fires and farmers couldn't water their crops. Disease would spread. This year, we want to help you learn more about where your water comes from and where [...]
The City of Olympia received two awards this year for work on improving its recycling program. First, the Washington State Recycling Association’s “2021 Public Sector Outreach of the Year Award”. The WSRA is a nonprofit membership organization that has been dedicated to supporting waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting in Washington since 1976. The second [...]
The Olympia Farmers Market, Olympia Community Solar and South Sound Solar are excited to announce a partnership to complete the Sunflower Community Solar Project. Community solar projects such as Sunflower expand solar access to those without access to traditional residential solar - people who don't own their home, have an unsuitable roof or property for [...]
