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Oregon’s wildfire season started early this year and is expected to last into October, according to state fire experts.
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As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.
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One of the chemicals used in the spray is under review by the Environmental Protection Agency for potential cancer risk.
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The latest lawsuit is part of nearly 20-year fight to protect the red tree vole that has lost 65% of its Oregon Coast old-growth habitat to logging and wildfire.
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How the rapid spread of misinformation pushed Oregon lawmakers to kill the state’s wildfire risk mapThis is how misinformation gets accepted as fact.
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Amid a class-action lawsuit over allegations it negligently caused wildfires, PacifiCorp is moving ahead with a new Wildfire Intelligence Center in Medford aimed at preventing future disasters.
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The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region headquarters would be closed and the Pacific Northwest Research Station would be moved to Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Lawmakers will reconvene in August to try to avoid mass layoffs at transportation agencies. As wildfires sweep the state, the stakes are particularly high.
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A proposal to require utilities cover federal income taxes on settlements paid to powerline-ignited wildfire survivors died and a federal law providing relief is set to expire.
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Gov. Tina Kotek warns of worsening fire conditions as summer continues.
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Ashland is finalizing a plan that will hopefully make the city a climate refuge in the era of massive wildfires. It’s the first update in more than 20 years.
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As California enters the height of wildfire season, Cal Fire aircraft are once again painting red lines across dry hillsides with a substance known as PHOS-CHEK. The fire retardant is used to slow or stop advancing flames. But growing questions about its safety for the environment and for people are prompting scrutiny.
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Severe lightning storms Monday night sparked 72 wildfires of varying sizes across Jackson and Josephine counties in southern Oregon on Tuesday.