Sustainable Success at Multnomah County

Commissioner Susheela Jayapal announces the Multnomah County winner of the Sustainability Award, the Healthy Homes and Communities Team.

Multnomah County officials push for utility disconnection moratorium extension; also signal support for alternative customer outreach, differentiated utility rates and expanded advocacy opportunities.

Research shows an hour of physical activity a day dramatically improves health and decreases chances of chronic disease.

How energy regulation in Oregon works, and how Multnomah County's Office of Sustainability engages with the Oregon Public Utilities Commission to advocate for a cleaner, more equitable energy system.

Commissioner Lori Stegmann announces the Multnomah County winner of the Sustainability Award, the Mid-County Lighting District.

More than 500 health professionals and leading health organizations proclaim climate change a public health emergency

In September, Multnomah County staff and community volunteers went door to door in the community to provide wildfire safety education to residents.

The forums focus on how prolonged ground shaking could destabilize the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, a six-mile-stretch of tanks and infrastructure east of Highway 30 on the river’s edge.

A new report shows mixed progress on reducing carbon emissions in Multnomah County.

On Friday, September 20 from 12-1pm in the Multnomah Building Board Room, 50+ staff attend a Climate Strike lunch and learn hosted by the Office of Sustainability and Green Team.

Roy Iwai of the Department of Community Services’ Water Quality Program shares his love of streams, the wildlife that inhabit them, and the important work of his division.

Multnomah County is reducing its carbon footprint and utility costs, according to the 2018 Resource Conservation Report, and presentation by the Office of Sustainability on November 1.

Policy would require cleaner-burning construction equipment — the source of most local diesel pollution

Gresham Tree Team is helping to make a healthier urban environment for residents of West Gresham

 Commissioner Stegmann will continue bike rides this summer to raise awareness about the inequity in bike share infrastructure in East Portland and East Multnomah County.

In 2017, Multnomah County removed a broken fish ladder on Beaver Creek and replaced it with a new culvert that will open miles of stream habitat for migrating salmon.

Multnomah County is reducing its carbon footprint and utility costs, according to the 2017 Resource Conservation Report presented to the Board of County Commissioners.

Between July 2015 and June 2016, the County's Community Services Division provided weatherization services to 1,152 people in 564 households to reduce energy costs.

The Rockwood Community Health Center cooking demonstrations are open to everyone in the community and promote healthy eating.

Did you know that nearly thirty thousand dollars has been saved a year just by introducing energy efficiency programs in two of Multnomah County's office buildings?

Multnomah County will no longer invest in fossil fuel companies as part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.