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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Worries linger over traditional firefighting approach in rural Oregon
Oregon’s remaining few forest protective associations are grappling with questions about how they will retain personnel and ...
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Oregon Legislature approves $218M in emergency wildfire funding
early Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Oregon Department of Transportation via AP) SALEM, Ore. (CN) — Following a record-setting wildfire season, Oregon lawmakers met in a special session on Thursday to ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 lawmakers to hold special session on emergency wildfire funding
As wildfires still rage in California, Oregon is among several states grappling with steep costs related to fighting ...
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Wildfire Bills Being Paid
(Salem, OR) -- The Oregon Department of Forestry is working to pay past-due bills for the summer's wildfire season. The record setting wildfire season depleted funds for fighting the fires. The ...