The Urgent Need to Diversify the Solar Workforce
Absent an effort to cultivate and hire a diverse workforce, communities of color and women will not be fairly represented in Washington’s growing...
Posted 08/19/2019
Policy Applications of the Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map
The Environmental Health Disparities Map enhances the ability of governmental agencies and policy makers to more systematically factor cumulative...
Posted 01/09/2019
New ‘Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map’ Elevates Frontline Community Priorities
For the first time, people in Washington state will be able to compare how their neighborhoods rank for environmental health risks with the help...
Posted 01/08/2019
How much do climate-hurt communities benefit from I-1631?
Off the top of your head, do you know exactly what Initiative 1631’s (I-1631’s) carbon fee would fund? What’s the percentage breakdown? How much...
Posted 10/18/2018
An Unfair Share: Climate Change Hits Some Harder Than Others
Everyone in Washington state will be affected by climate change. But one’s race, income, and language, influence how much risk Washington state...
Posted 08/16/2018
Mobilizing Highly Impacted Communities Near Toxic Sites
In late 2017 Front and Centered was awarded a Public Participation Grant (PPG) by the Washington State Department of Ecology for our Mapping to...
Posted 08/14/2018
What counts when we count carbon pollution? Lessons from Oregon
There are important lessons to be learned in the new report about who is contributing, how much, and where to target solutions.
Posted 07/24/2018
Putting Environmental Justice on the Map
In February, fifty experts from around the state convened for the Washington State Environmental Justice Mapping Symposium, a day-long working...
Posted 05/11/2018
2017 Listening Sessions on Pollution, Climate Impacts, and Puget Sound
Listening sessions among our members across Washington State on pollution, climate impacts, and the Puget Sound.
Posted 12/20/2017
2017 Listening Sessions on Solar Power
Front and Centered listening session findings on solar power
Posted 12/15/2017
Mapping Environmental Justice in Washington State
Front and Centered advocates for targeting clean energy and carbon reduction investments to frontline communities hit first and worst by pollution...
Posted 04/25/2017
Equity Analysis of Toxic Sites and Model Toxic Control Act
Front and Centered conducted an equity analysis of toxic sites and the Model Toxics Control Act.
Posted 01/27/2017
Planning for the Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change in Washington State
Few climate action plans adequately identify or describe how to address disparities.
Posted 09/14/2016
The Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Communities of Color in Washington State (Report)
There are both immediate and long term threats.
Posted 07/20/2016
The Disproportionate Burden of Fossil Fuel Air Pollution in Washington State (Report)
The data shows communities of color in Washington, like elsewhere, are disproportionately impacted by the burning of fossil fuels which leads to...
Posted 06/17/2016
Report Details Climate Concerns of South End Communities of Color
Social connections (or social isolation), economic stability, quality of housing, access to transportation, and more combine to create the...
Posted 05/17/2016
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power—Community Led Research in South Seattle
Seeking to put these principles of climate justice into action at the neighborhood level, last year Puget Sound Sage and Got Green partnered on a...
Posted 04/21/2016
Data Shows Race Key Factor in Air Pollution Exposure in Washington
Air pollution disproportionately affects communities of color and low-income communities. But do these trends hold true here in the Evergreen...
Posted 04/05/2016
Our People, Our Planet, Our Power—Community Led Research in South Seattle (Report)
Summary Over nine months, Puget Sound Sage and Got Green set out to learn how our communities were experiencing climate change. Led by the Climate...
Posted 03/18/2016