Oregon lawmakers approve $218M in emergency wildfire funding in special session
Oregon lawmakers were convening Thursday for a special session to discuss emergency funding to pay out millions in unpaid ...
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Oregon isn’t paying its wildfire bills on time. Now legislators must act
The company has worked on wildfires for decades, and Miller says the state routinely pays its bills within 45 days. But this ...
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Oregon sues companies over defective homes for southern Oregon wildfire victims
The state of Oregon is suing the companies brought on to build 140 homes for 2020 wildfire survivors in southern Oregon. In the nearly $11.8 million lawsuit, Oregon Housing and Community ...
Oregon looks to special session to pay 100s of vendors millions of $$$ for wildfire costs
The Oregon Department of Forestry still owes hundreds of vendors more than $98 million for costs incurred during this year's ...
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Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as the costs of fires to the company climb
The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire ...
Feds sue PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire
The suit is yet another wildfire liability challenge for Oregon's second-largest electricity provider, which is part of ...
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Oregon approves $218M in emergency wildfire funding
The state spent more than $350 million responding to more than 2,000 wildfires in 2024, far exceeding projected costs and ...
Daily on Energy: Oregon eyes wildfire funding, solar industry lays out agenda, and Democrats want investigation into alleged Exxon hacking operation
Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! In today’s edition of Daily on Energy, Callie and Maydeen take a look at the ...
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Explaining Oregon’s problem paying for wildfire work
Oregon lawmakers will convene Thursday for a brief emergency session related to this year’s record-setting wildfire season. At the heart of the session are hundreds of millions of dollars in ...
Removing dead trees after a severe wildfire is often right thing to do
The scars left by severe wildfires across Oregon’s forests are not only a reminder of nature’s power but also of the critical ...