Front and Centered is a diverse and powerful coalition of groups across Washington State comprised of and serving communities of color whose missions and members come together to advance equity and environmental and climate justice.
See the bios of people on our Coordination Team, our Community Council, and a list of our members across Washington state to discover more about the breadth and diversity of our expertise and the frontline communities we represent.
If you’re with the media and would like to speak with any of these Front & Centered experts, please contact Charlie McAteer at [email protected] or 917-696-1321.
Media Coverage
- Naomi Ishisaka, Leaf blowers: Gas vs. electric shouldn’t pit people vs. people, Seattle Times, August 29, 2022
- Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Why some Seattle neighborhoods are hit harder by heat waves, Seattle Times, August 25, 2022
- Brandon Block, Bisected by highways, a Spokane neighborhood shapes what’s left, Crosscut, August 8, 2022
- Nicholas Turner, 41 large polluters to get free passes in WA carbon trading market, Seattle Times, August 3, 2022
- Guy Oron, New cap-and-trade policy may do very little to solve climate crisis, Real Change News, June 29, 2022
- John Ryan, Washington carbon exchange lets many big polluters off the hook, KUOW, June 28, 2022
- Guy Oron, Mixed results for progressives in 2022 legislative session, Real Change News, March 30, 2022
- Ryan Packer, Welcome to the Move Ahead Washington Era, The Urbanist, March 13, 2022
- Editorial Board, Legislature Must Cut Highway Expansion and Protect Transit, Safety, and Maintenance Investments, The Urbanist, March 4, 2022
- David Kromen, Seattle residents drive movement to tear out Highway 99 in South Park, The Seattle Times, February 19, 2022
Previous Media Coverage
- Jack Russillo, HEAL Act, “The Cornerstone of Any Environmental Policy,” Makes Its Way Through Legislature, South Seattle Emerald, January 18, 2021
- Matt Baume, A Five-Year Effort to Write Environmental Justice into Washington Law Is Nearly Complete—If It Doesn’t Fall Apart Again, The Stranger, January 14, 2021
- Bellamy Pailthorp, Push for climate reparations, environmental justice continues this session with HEAL Act, KNKX, January 11, 2021
- Robert Mittendorf, Here’s how Whatcom Democrats want to address Washington racial, environmental disparities, Bellingham Herald, January 11, 2021
- Eric Tegethoff, Task Force: Ways for WA to Prioritize Environmental Justice, Public News Service, December 14, 2020
- Aaron Kunkler, What will a green WA electric grid look like?, Bellevue Reporter, December 10, 2020
- Vancouver ranks high for health risks due to environmental quality (The Columbian, January 2019)
- Interactive map shows environmental health disparities across Washington, (KXLY-Spokane, January 2019)
- How polluted is your neighborhood? This new tool will tell you (Crosscut, January 2019)
- New Washington map shows why environmental health is a justice issue; see the risks in your area (The Seattle Times, January 2018)
- Ever wonder if your neighborhood is making you sick? (KUOW, January 2019)
- Map shows hotspots of environmental health hazards for Washington neighborhoods (Northwest Public Radio – Yakima, January 2019)
- Update: Washington votes no on a carbon tax again (Vox, November 2018)
- Video: Final Campaign Push (KIRO 7, November 2018)
- Yakima business owners say they didn’t agree to appear in a political ad (KIMA-TV/KOMO, November 2018)
- Latino business owners confused by inclusion in ad against carbon fee (Yakima Herald, November 2018)
- Op-ed: A Vote for 1631 is a Vote for Justice — and We Can Win! (The Tacoma Citizen, November 2018)
- Big-Oil Funded Campaign Misleads Latino Voters on Washington State Carbon Tax (EcoWatch, November 2018)
- Procurador pide investigación de campaña contra impuesto a carbono (Univision Seattle, October 2018)
- Fliers citing Latino businesses’ opposition to carbon fee ignites campaign controversy (The Seattle Times, October 2018)
- Big Oil Is Exploiting Latinos in Washington State With Misleading Advertising (The Stranger, October 2018)
- Commentary: Vote Yes on I-1631 for a Better Planet and Healthier CID (Northwest Asian Weekly, October 2018)
- Guest Opinion: I-1631 starts to right historic environmental injustices (The Seattle Globalist via Filipino-American Herald, October 2018)
- Climate change initiative’s surprising showdown pits tech leaders against oil and gas industry (GeekWire, October 2018)
- Op-Ed: Big Oil vs. clean energy and healthier communities (The Seattle Times, September 2018)
- Tacoma teen supports I-1631 because he grew up in an era of racism and climate injustice (South Seattle Emerald, September 2018)
- Report Reveals Inequities of Climate Change in Washington (Seattle Weekly, September 2018)
- We’re all breathing smoke, but climate change hits some people harder than others (Tacoma News Tribune, August 2018)
- Environmental justice at center of carbon fee initiative (The Seattle Globalist, August 2018)
- Land of the Fee? (Grist, June 2018)
- This Washington State Ballot Measure Fights for Both Jobs and Climate Justice (The Nation, July 2018)
- Initiative Seeks Environmental Justice, Through Racial Justice (South Seattle Emerald, May 2018)
- Yes on Initiative 1631 (Whatcom Watch, April 2018)
- Activists begin collecting signatures for November carbon fee initiative (Sound News, April 2018)
- Washington state groups push carbon-pricing ballot measure (Associated Press, March 2018)
- Yes on I-1631 (Cascadia Weekly, April 2018)
- 2018 could see wave of West Coast climate pollution pricing (Reuters, January 2018)
- Some businesses backing Washington carbon tax measure (AP, January 2018)
- The Air We Breathe (Fuse Washington – Nov. 30, 2017)
- Will Washington State Pass the Nation’s First Carbon Tax? (Mother Jones – Nov. 16, 2017)
- Why The Left Doesn’t Want A Carbon Tax (Or at Least Not This One)
- PSCAA collects community input on Volkswagen settlement funds
- How California’s Greenhouse Gas Laws Can Better Serve Disadvantaged Communities
- On Earth Day, check your privilege
- Washington can do better on climate than I-732
- States need environmental agendas based on social justice
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- Got Green, Puget Sound Sage climate change report puts focus on South Seattle community
- Gentrification and Climate Change Are Totally Related, Says Report
- New Report: In Seattle, Who Will Climate Change Impact First?
- What Will It Take for Washington State to Put a Price on Carbon?
- A Steep Road to Victory for Carbon Tax Initiative (Seattle Weekly)
- I-732 kowtows polluters, disrespects communities of color (Seattle Globalist)
- Matt Driscoll: Unlocking carbon gridlock in Washington a matter of inclusion, not exclusion (Tacoma News Tribune)
- Race, Politics, and Washington’s Climate-Change Schism
- Why Was Race a Central Theme At Wednesday’s Climate March?
- Seattle, used to protests, will witness a different kind of climate march on Wednesday
- The Heat is On
- Unions and Climate Justice Groups Team Up to Put a Climate Initiative on the Ballot Next Year
- Second group plans state initiative on climate change
- Machinists Council votes to oppose I-732; cites impacts on communities of color
- Group seeks to broaden climate change conversation at Monday forum
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- Low pay and long, pricey commute often go hand in hand
- Washington state wildfires pose added threat for tribes
- Expanding climate-change issue to diverse communities
- Climate change concerns voiced in Sunnyside
- Climate change hits communities of color harder (Op-Ed)
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- Washington needs a more equitable climate policy than I-732 (Op-Ed)
- Communities of color say Carbon Washington’s Initiative 732 confuses equity with treating everyone the same (Op-Ed)
- Like the Pope says, climate change in Seattle will impact the poor most
- Carbon initiative not a good deal for poor (Op-Ed)
