Eastern Oregon counties impacted by wildfire to get federal aid
Five counties in eastern Oregon will get federal help paying for recovery from historic wildfires that destroyed rangeland, ...
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Oregon IOU for 2024 wildfires: $350M
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Though the 2020 wildfires are widely (and correctly) remembered as devastating to Oregon, the fact is wildfires in 2024 burned more than 2 million acres in the state ...
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Oregon counties receive major disaster declaration after 2024’s historic wildfire season
President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for several Oregon counties after the state saw a record-breaking wildfire season in 2024, officials announced Thursday.
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Bigger fires, longer seasons challenge current ways of fighting wildfires in rural Oregon
As the Oregon fire season trends longer and fires burn larger, those who work with Oregon’s rural forest protective ...
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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 ...
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Oregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years, describing it ...
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Oregon lawmakers approve rush of wildfire funds in speedy emergency session
Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon lawmakers unleashed a flood of emergency funding Thursday, as the state grapples with its most expensive, expansive wildfire season in modern times. In a quick ...