PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Republicans in the Oregon legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s Wildfire Hazard Map, citing concerns that the wildfire resiliency tool is ...

and focuses on practical solutions for wildfire prevention. With this step forward, we’re delivering the change that rural Oregon has long deserved.” SB 83 puts responsibility on local ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

After Oregon’s record wildfire season in 2024, local communities and government officials are concerned that ongoing personnel purges at federal land management agencies could leave the region ...

One of the country’s largest forest management plans is facing controversial changes that strongly recommend logging in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Wildfire preparation is getting tougher and pricier in central Oregon, as Farmers Insurance recently canceled policies for 200 homeowners near Sisters, forcing homeowners ...

Oregon’s House Bill 3666 would grant utilities a state “wildfire safety certificate” for having annual wildfire mitigation plans approved by the Oregon Public Utility Commission, while House ...

Oregon lawmakers are considering whether utilities should obtain annual “wildfire safety certifications ... But she argued Oregon’s current policies push utilities to cut off electricity ...

On Aug. 18, 2023, the Gray and Oregon Road fires ignited in red ... with a lack of sufficient appreciation for Spokane’s current wildfire resiliency problem. Ultimately, the routes forward ...

A nonprofit dedicated to replanting trees in wildfire-affected areas has lost federal grant funding, jeopardizing its efforts to restore urban forests in southern Oregon communities still ...

Trial lawyers move from opposing the bill to neutral after an amendment is proposed. A bill that would remake how Oregon regulators and electric utilities approach wildfire mitigation planning ...