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Multnomah County Puts $1M From EPA Toward Rockwood Neighborhood

(Portland, OR) -- Multnomah County is launching a project to improve climate resiliency in the Rockwood neighborhood. KTUU-TV reports the county will use a one-million-dollar grant from the EPA to reduce air pollution and carbon emissions in the neighborhood over the next three years. Part of the plan will entail planting more trees around the neighborhood. The county will also work with residents to switch from gas and wood-burning stoves to heating and cooking sources that don't emit pollution.

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