The mission of the Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ) is to lead Cincinnati City Government and the larger community toward sustainability and the practice of good environmental stewardship.

OEQ is active in Climate Protection, Energy management, Environmental Justice, Air Quality, Brownfield Redevelopment, and internal environmental compliance issues.

The Director of OEQ is Lawrence Falkin. Prior to joining OEQ on July 1, 2007, Mr. Falkin served for more than 10 years as Assistant Director of Kansas City, Missouri’s Department of Environmental Management. Mr. Falkin also served for 6 years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.