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A California Republican’s bill would exempt low and middle income wildfire victims from solar panels requirements on rebuilt homes that didn’t have them when they burned down.
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Attorneys for a federal wildland firefighter whose controversial arrest in eastern Oregon by a rural sheriff drew national headlines have successfully delayed his trial while they try to move the case to federal court.
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Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.
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As the Northwest turns toward Spring, agricultural irrigators, fire managers and water experts watchAcross the Northwest, federal, state and regional officials are in general accord: There isn’t enough snow and with the start of spring just days away, the next couple of weeks will determine just how challenging it could get this summer for agricultural irrigators, fish and wildfires.
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Three proposals to boost wildfire funding this session have died though one bill, to protect wildfire survivor settlements, is on its way to Gov. Kotek.
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A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages.
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New research is showing a relationship between years with earlier snowmelt and increased stress on mountain forests like the Southern Oregon Cascades. That could lead to more wildfires.
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The bill would exempt from state income taxes any money received as a result of a wildfire-related lawsuit.
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The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp to recover nearly $1 billion of costs related to the 2020 wildfires in Southern Oregon and Northern California
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The federal government has allocated $38 million in wildfire funding to three areas of high risk in Oregon.
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Major insurers in central, southern and eastern Oregon have dramatically pulled back, forcing some homeowners to go to an insurer of last resort.
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Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.
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Electric company Pacific Power is proposing to hike rates, which would affect most of Southern Oregon.
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As insurers abandon fire-prone areas, homeowners are hard pressed to find — and afford — coverage.