PacifiCorp toll rises to $650M in Labor Day 2020 Oregon wildfire case

Plaintiffs have been winning damages of $5.5 million apiece on average. Hundreds more could have their cases heard next year.
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Final Call for Oregon Wildfire Survivors to Apply for Homeowner Assistance as Deadline Approaches

HARP, part of Oregon's ReOregon initiative and funded by HUD, is closing its application for wildfire-hit homeowners by year's end. It offers rebuilding/repairing support and has eased eligibility to ...
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As Congress nears adjournment, Wyden pushes wildfire relief, rural aid and travel protections

With Congress set to wrap up its session in the coming days, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon says bipartisan legislation moving ...

Rowena wildfire debris clean-up finally gets funding, 3 months after Oregon governor’s promise

Now Wasco County has the resources to move forward, and we're going to see more progress for families who have been waiting ...
KLCC

Federal cuts threaten K–12 Southern Oregon fire ecology program

The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative helps Jackson, Josephine and Klamath County students understand wildfire ...
Reuters

Buffett-owned utility reaches $150 million Oregon wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp wildfire payouts near $1.7 billion Utility denies negligence in not shutting off power lines PacifiCorp has warned of potential liquidity strain Nov 19 (Reuters) - PacifiCorp, owned by ...
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Oregon, Wasco County reach $3.5M deal for Rowena Fire cleanup

Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to ...
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This Oregon lake town rebuilt after devastating wildfires. At what cost?

DETROIT, Oregon — With a frustrated sweep of her hand, Michelle Warden glared from her front porch to a tidy row of new homes across the street, their driveways empty. “So many vacation homes,” said ...
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‘We all need to work together’: State and local leaders highlight growing wildfire threat in Central Oregon

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Local and state leaders say wildfire seasons are lasting longer across Central Oregon, and the threat is only growing. On Thursday, officials met in Bend to discuss how to better ...
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Rising wildfire risk making timberland less valuable, long harvest rotations less feasible, OSU study finds

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest, combined with notoriously volatile timber pricing, may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade plantation owners ...
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Poor air quality linked to increased ER visits in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New data confirms that when Oregon’s air quality is poor, more people visit the emergency department and urgent care. The Oregon Health Authority recently announced the ...
Reuters

-Arson probe opened into deadly Oregon wildfire -police chief

ASHLAND, Ore., Sept 10 (Reuters) - Arson investigators have opened a probe into the suspicious origins of a deadly Oregon wildfire that began in the town of Ashland and destroyed hundreds of homes in ...