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Everyone in Washington state will be affected by climate change. But one’s race, income, and language, influence how much risk Washington state...

In late 2017 Front and Centered was awarded a Public Participation Grant (PPG) by the Washington State Department of Ecology for our Mapping to...

There are important lessons to be learned in the new report about who is contributing, how much, and where to target solutions.

In February, fifty experts from around the state convened for the Washington State Environmental Justice Mapping Symposium, a day-long working...

Listening sessions among our members across Washington State on pollution, climate impacts, and the Puget Sound.

Front and Centered listening session findings on solar power

Front and Centered advocates for targeting clean energy and carbon reduction investments to frontline communities hit first and worst by pollution...

Front and Centered conducted an equity analysis of toxic sites and the Model Toxics Control Act.

Few climate action plans adequately identify or describe how to address disparities.

There are both immediate and long term threats.

The data shows communities of color in Washington, like elsewhere, are disproportionately impacted by the burning of fossil fuels which leads to...

Social connections (or social isolation), economic stability, quality of housing, access to transportation, and more combine to create the...

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...

Air pollution disproportionately affects communities of color and low-income communities. But do these trends hold true here in the Evergreen...

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...