The Board of Commissioners passed a resolution that sets stricter goals for reducing wood smoke and commits the County to easing the burden of pollution on communities of color.
Commissioners will consider policy changes to reduce wood smoke, a leading local contributor to air pollution that disproportionately harms communities of color and lower-income communities.
Stagnant air and pollution has created unhealthy air in the Portland Metro area, leading health officials this morning to issue a mandatory wood burning restriction to residents in Multnomah County.
As new report tallies billions in damages from fuel spill in a Cascadia earthquake, legislators call for tank assessment and mitigation plan.
2021 was a busy year for the Office of Sustainability. View a summary of accomplishments in this year end snapshot.
REACH program partners with local organizations to make neighborhoods safer, community spaces more accessible.
The Board of Commissioners adopted a policy barring the county from having a financial stake in any of the 200 publicly-traded companies with the largest coal, oil and gas reserves in the world.
The Board of County Commissioners voted to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers, setting a timeline for the County’s shift from the devices.
A report published by Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington County details the climate change threat to health of Metro region’s 1.8 million people.
With an excessive heat warning forecast for August, 11th - August, 14th, Chair Kafoury calls on electric utilities to stop disconnections and reconnect disconnected customers to protect peoples lives.
Frontline environmental justice organizations scored a historic climate victories during 2021 legislative session, setting Oregon on the path to rapid electricity sector decarbonization by 2040.
The Multnomah County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution that will prohibit the use of fossil fuels in new and remodeled Multnomah County buildings.