The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved amending its wood smoke ordinance while acknowledging the disproportionate harm that air pollution has on low-income residents and communities ...

On Thursday, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved changes to its wood smoke ordinance while acknowledging racial health disparities from air pollution. The original ...

An ordinance that would prevent people from burning wood in Multnomah County on certain days is one step closer to becoming law.The county board of commissioners considered the ordinance Thursday ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Health officials in Multnomah County announced a restriction on voluntary burning Friday because of the wildfire smoke and forecasted stagnant air conditions. The wood ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY Ore. – Officials are issuing an immediate wood-burning restriction due to declining air quality Wednesday. The poor air quality comes from a burning industrial fire at a paper ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An annual ban on burning wood will start Thursday and last through the winter to March 1 on days where air quality is judged poor in Multnomah County.. During the poor ...

Multnomah County issued a mandatory wood burning restriction. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:13:10 GMT (1740280390785) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ...

Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said two hikers were stranded in the woods near Multnomah Falls Saturday night into Sunday. By Noor Shami and Karli Olson Published : Mar. 17, 2024 at 9:16 AM ...

Multnomah County isn’t a hotbed of fraud, like, say, Cook County, Ill., which has been “a dark pool of political corruption for more than 140 years,” according to a 2010 report by the ...

The burn ban was immediately enacted for all areas of Multnomah County on Tuesday. It's in response to hot and dry weather conditions, and increased fire danger.