Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Colorful "Step into Black Earth Day" sign on a park path.

Black Earth Day Gains King County Recognition. What It Means for the South End.

Syris Valentine

23 hours ago

4 min read

Snorkeler underwater over coral reef, wearing fins and mask, holding a spear with a freshly caught fish in clear blue ocean.

Judkins Park Photographer Centers Indigenous Stewardship in New Book

Apr 08, 2026

5 min read

Two women stand at a ReFabrica textile upcycling program display, while two others celebrate outside Chu Minh Tofu sandwich and coffee shop.

From Tofu By-Product to Textiles, South Seattle Projects Cut Waste

Mar 10, 2026

6 min read

Seattle skyline aerial view with Mount Rainier in the background and five diverse professionals’ portraits layered in the foreground.

Seattle, King County Leaders Promise Climate Action — Accountability Next

Lauren Rosenthal

Mar 06, 2026

9 min read

Two youth create art on a large piece of paper set on a table with art supplies all around them. Other youth are to the side and in the background, also making art.

Youth in the Duwamish Valley Explore a World Without Waste

Syris Valentine

Feb 20, 2026

5 min read

Aerial view of Columbia Park in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood, showing winding paths, grassy areas, autumn trees, and surrounding residential buildings.

What Lies Beneath Columbia Park: The Buried Stream in Columbia City

Feb 04, 2026

8 min read

Aerial view of Seattle’s South Park neighborhood with homes and trees in the foreground, industrial buildings along the Duwamish River, and steam rising from the Ash Grove Cement plant under a cloudy sky.

Duwamish Valley Organizers Appeal Permit Allowing Ash Grove to Burn More Tires

Jan 23, 2026

3 min read

David Bulindah at Horseneck Farm with crops grown by Wakulima USA farmers during the 2025 season. He's smiling and holding the large crops in his hand; the farm is visible behind him.

King County Farmers Collectives Grow Community and Food Sovereignty

Syris Valentine

Jan 17, 2026

5 min read

Nyema Clark, founder and director of Nurturing Roots Farm, holds a white chicken while a youth reaches out to pet the chicken's feet.

South End Groups Provide Food and Farming Opportunities for Youth

Jan 03, 2026

8 min read

Collage reflecting environment stories in 2025, featuring wildlife research, habitat restoration work, environmental advocates, kayaking on an urban waterway, and text reading “2025 Reflections: Environment.”

2025 Reflections: Looking Back at Environmental Justice Coverage

Dec 29, 2025

3 min read

A shot of overlapping sandbags on top of decorative steps in the park

Preparing the Duwamish Valley for Future Flooding

Syris Valentine

Dec 19, 2025

7 min read

View through the Gathering Space glass into Recompose’s Greenhouse, showing a wall of illuminated hexagonal vessels and a small potted plant below, where bodies undergo the human composting process to become soil.

COLUMN | How Human Composting in SoDo Challenges Class-Based Death Care

Dec 04, 2025

6 min read

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