Environment
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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Wildfires
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 ...
Local News
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 ...
State
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 ...
Local News
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 ...
Wildfires
Want to reduce wildfire risk in your neighborhood for free? Here’s one way
Communities in Deschutes County wanting to reduce their wildfire risk can help themselves by applying for a program ...
Local News
Oregon senator proposes changing state wildfire map to curb anger, rumors
Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature ...
Local News
Aerial seeding, other rehab work continues on areas burned by 2024 wildfires
The campaign to rehabilitate ground burned by last summer’s record-breaking wildfires has continued this winter in parts of ...
Bend
Forest treatment will close off trails, caves south of Bend for at least one year
A large-scale forest restoration project southeast of Bend is planned to start in May, cutting off some 34,600 ...
Local News
California fires show states’ ‘last resort’ insurance plans could be overwhelmed
In the months before thousands of Los Angeles homes went up in flames, property insurance companies dropped coverage ...
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