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Oregon Republicans say Dems delaying vote on wildfire map repeal to get votes for wildfire funding
Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting ...
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Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging federal Job Corps to train more firefighters
To combat chronic and growing shortages of wildland firefighters, Oregon’s Congressional Democrats propose leveraging an existing federal jobs ...
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Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the ...
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Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
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State partners with insurance industry to help Oregon homeowners with wildfire prevention
A new partnership between the Oregon State Fire Marshal and a wildfire nonprofit could help Oregonians harden their ...
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Tree trimming business ramps up ahead of wildfire season
Spring has been busier than normal this year for Joey Houle. His phone has been ringing off the ...
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Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...
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Cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map to quell public frustration
Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further ...
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State’s fire map catches heat in Deschutes County
Deschutes County won’t join others that have asked the state to walk back its map assigning a wildfire ...
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