Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...

The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight, and critics say the agency also has become incentivized to cut ...

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention initiatives, including one that ...

The Ashland lawmaker wants the map to designate the risk level of broad areas rather than naming the risk of individual ...

A jury awarded another batch of wildfire survivors $50 million in the latest “mini trial” against PacifiCorp for its role in the 2020 Labor Day fires.

After deadly utility-caused fires in Washington, Utah and, most recently, Hawaii, officials in those states issued “cause and ...

Internal documents show the Forest Service discussing — both internally and with the timber industry — how its legal and ...

PacifiCorp has waged a campaign, in the courts and now in the halls of the state Capitol, to reduce its financial obligation.

Hawaiian Electric will deploy new technology, fortify infrastructure, minimize fire hazards, and more to reduce wildfire risk ...

In an effort to safeguard the region’s drinking water from wildfire-related contaminants, the Portland Water Bureau is advancing its filtration capabilities to better prepare for future environmental ...

He said the figure includes all natural disasters from 2023-24, but the primary expenses were associated with the 2023 wildfire response, when the majority of the territory evacuated. The bulk of ...

The 2023 wildfires in the N.W.T. cost the territorial government approximately $175 million. Celestino Oh, the territory's assistant comptroller general, provided the figures during a public ...