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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.
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In a wildfire, overgrown brush can be the tinder that threatens a nearby home. Now, an Oregon nonprofit is offering to help property owners reduce their risk by clearing it away.
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Democratic lawmakers are split over whether a greater share of the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to protect the state from wildfires should come from all Oregon taxpayers or from the private property and business owners whose valuable assets receive state protection.