Environment
Multnomah County Board asks DEQ to deny Zenith Energy a key air permit
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners sent a Dec. 7 letter asking Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, to deny Zenith Energy a key permit Zenith Energy is seeking an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit, or ACDP, from DEQ, allowing it to continue its operations at the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, which holds 90% of…
Portlanders pursue urban farming in the face of climate change
Through community, the environment and mixed greens, the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project seeks to fight gentrification and climate change by scaling farming into their very own urban backyards. Municipal Eco Resiliency Project, or MERP, is a Portland-based environmental and urban farming cooperative committed to growing its own food in the face of climate change. MERP,…
News
Multnomah County Board asks DEQ to deny Zenith Energy a key air permit
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners sent a Dec. 7 letter asking Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, to deny Zenith Energy a key permit Zenith Energy is seeking an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit, or ACDP, from DEQ, allowing it to continue its operations at the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, which holds 90% of…
New education pavilion at Tryon Creek State Natural Area will honor Indigenous design, art
Beginning next June, visitors to Tryon Creek State Natural Area will be able to gaze into the forest from inside the tall windows of a new Education Pavilion built in the style of a traditional Chinookan Plankhouse. “Native Culture Corner” is a recurring column by Melanie Henshaw sharing uplifting cultural stories from Indigenous communities in…
Portland arts organization aims to provide accessible arts educations for all students
The audience responded with a resounding standing ovation when Aaron Hobson sang “Psycho Killer" at the Tomorrow Theater last month. His impeccable performance was followed by the Talking Heads concert movie, “Stop Making Sense,” in one of the first events at Portland Art Museum’s newly renovated Tomorrow Theater on Southeast Division Street in Portland. Hobson,…
Portlanders pursue urban farming in the face of climate change
Through community, the environment and mixed greens, the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project seeks to fight gentrification and climate change by scaling farming into their very own urban backyards. Municipal Eco Resiliency Project, or MERP, is a Portland-based environmental and urban farming cooperative committed to growing its own food in the face of climate change. MERP,…
Opinion
Opinion | Preschool for All is off to a great start — so why the negative press?
Portland’s wealthy elite is used to plenty of press for their gripes, half-baked policy ideas and attempts to overturn the will of the voters — whether on affordable housing, housing supports, police oversight, a more representative city council or the work of the Portland Clean Energy Fund. Mary C. King is a professor emerita of…
Kaia Sand | People who use drugs can also save lives
“We’re good at saving lives,” the man told me. This is a series of columns that explores bettering public-health responses to our overdose crisis rather than moving backward into criminalization two years after Oregon voters passed Measure 110, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs. I stopped to chat with him at one of the…
Last Month in Oregon labor | November 2023
Oregon saw at least seven union election wins, 19 new campaigns or workplaces filed for elections and 11 labor actions in November. The seven election wins are an increase from five in October. November saw a 58% increase in new campaigns and election filings, while labor actions decreased by two. “Last month in Oregon labor”…
Poetry & Art
Portland arts organization aims to provide accessible arts educations for all students
The audience responded with a resounding standing ovation when Aaron Hobson sang “Psycho Killer" at the Tomorrow Theater last month. His impeccable performance was followed by the Talking Heads concert movie, “Stop Making Sense,” in one of the first events at Portland Art Museum’s newly renovated Tomorrow Theater on Southeast Division Street in Portland. Hobson,…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Finding the right fit
Just two months into her work as a vendor, Melissa Rose is confident she’s found the right fit. Shortly after being introduced to Street Roots through a couple she knows, she did her orientation and has been off and running ever since. She quickly found a home selling Street Roots in front of Fresh Pot…
